Journalists Highlight Maternal Health Challenges in Rural America, From Iowa to Georgia

KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed maternal health care on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Aug 2.

KFF Health News rural editor and correspondent Tony Leys discussed the rural baby bust on Iowa Public Radio on Aug 1.

Click here to hear Leys on Iowa Public Radio
Read Leys’ “Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust”

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<h1>Journalists Highlight Maternal Health Challenges in Rural America, From Iowa to Georgia</h1>
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			August 10, 2024		</time>
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<p>KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed maternal health care on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Aug 2.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2024-08-02/the-georgia-health-report-maternity-healthcare-in-underserved-communities">Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report”</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/doulas-rural-maternity-care-georgia/">Read Jess Mador’s “Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in Crisis. Can More Doulas Help?”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News rural editor and correspondent Tony Leys discussed the rural baby bust on Iowa Public Radio on Aug 1.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2024-08-01/rural-delivery-units-in-iowa-are-closing-amid-staffing-financial-struggles">Click here to hear Leys on Iowa Public Radio</a></li><li>Read Leys’ “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/rural-hospitals-obstetrics-gynecology-birth-decline-labor-delivery/">Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust</a>”</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-10-2024-maternal-health-care-rural-labor-delivery/?share=x">				Share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-10-2024-maternal-health-care-rural-labor-delivery/?share=facebook">				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-10-2024-maternal-health-care-rural-labor-delivery/?share=linkedin">				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Highlight%20Maternal%20Health%20Challenges%20in%20Rural%20America%2C%20From%20Iowa%20to%20Georgia&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTY1ODgwOQ&share=email">				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-10-2024-maternal-health-care-rural-labor-delivery/#print?share=print">				Print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-10-2024-maternal-health-care-rural-labor-delivery/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"></p>
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