Rural Hospitals Close Birthing Units
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South Dakota's Winner Regional Health is closing its birthing hospital
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Winner Regional Health recently joined the increasing number of rural hospitals shuttering their birthing units.
More than a hundred rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies since 2021 .
About 58% of South Dakota counties have no birthing facilities, the second -highest rate among states, after North Dakota .
Five women who planned to deliver in Pierre ended up delivering in other hospitals’ emergency rooms.
The end of labor and delivery services at Winner Regional Health isn’t just a health issue, local women say.
A lack of maternity care can lead to poor outcomes for infants, a physician says.
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