Maternal healthcare desert

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Según el Centro para las comunidades de parto de Pensilvania, 23 de los 67 condados de Pensilvania no cuentan con un hospital que ofrezca servicios de parto y alumbramiento y los 23 condados están clasificados por el Centro como comunidades rurales.

According to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, nearly half of the state’s rural counties do not have hospitals with labor and delivery units. This reflects a nationwide trend of hospitals closing specialized service lines such as obstetrics.

According to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, nearly half of the state’s rural counties do not have hospitals with labor and delivery units. This reflects a nationwide trend of hospitals closing specialized service lines such as obstetrics.

As of today, eight counties in northwestern Pennsylvania do not have a hospital where a person can give birth. Warren County is the latest addition to the region’s expanding maternity care desert.

People living in both rural and urban counties face unique barriers to accessible healthcare. School-based health centers help residents to overcome those obstacles, centering the schools as community hubs.