This report provides national and state-level information on obstetric care, showing that availability of hospital-based obstetric services has continued to decline across the United States.
Between 2010 and 2024, 718 hospitals lost obstetric services due to obstetric unit and/or hospital closure.
This Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)-funded report was developed by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center.
Find more resources on the Rural Health Research Gateway.