Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural Georgia from 2012 to 2016 and the Impact on Black Women: A Mixed-Methods Investigation | Zendy

Anna E. C. Daymude | Zendy; Joshua J. Daymude | Zendy; Roger Rochat | Zendy

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Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural Georgia from 2012 to 2016 and the Impact on Black Women: A Mixed-Methods Investigation

Author(s) -

Anna E. C. Daymude,

Joshua J. Daymude,

Roger Rochat

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

maternal and child health journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1

H-Index - 85

eISSN - 1573-6628

pISSN - 1092-7875

DOI - 10.1007/s10995-022-03380-y

Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , residence , unit (ring theory) , rural area , metropolitan area , health care , family medicine , socioeconomics , demography , gerontology , economic growth , mathematics education , mathematics , pathology , sociology , economics

Obstetric provider coverage in rural Georgia has worsened, with nine rural labor and delivery units (LDUs) closing outside the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area from 2012 to 2016. Georgia consistently has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation and faces increased adverse health consequences from this decline in obstetric care.

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