Maternity healthcare

Pennsylvania received $193 million this year from the Rural Health Transformation Program, which will inject $50 billion over five years to the states. But the state’s rural health leaders worry that the money won’t be enough to fill the financial gaps rural health systems already face and the ones to come with Medicaid changes slated to start in 2027.

Pennsylvania College of Technology canceled its baseball season last week after an investigation.

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and healthcare reporter Lydia McFarlane talk about a recent study from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania which found 23 of the state's 67 counties do not have a hospital with a labor and delivery unit.

The congressional campaign between Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti and congressman Rob Bresnahan is heating up.The day after she found out she would be the only Democrat on the ballot, Cognetti took shots at Bresnahan over his stock trades.

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.

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.

President Donald Trump announced last week that taking Tylenol during pregnancy can increase a child’s chances of having autism. Local advocates and medical professionals say Trump's remarks aren't supported by science and cause harm to the community.

The Trump administration froze Title X funding, leaving a grant half-paid to Maternal and Family Health Services. The organization may not be able to pay its subgrantees, such as Planned Parenthood Keystone, as it waits for money that might not come.

Providence Pregnancy Center recently opened the maternity home in Scranton. The home, next door to a former funeral home, features newly renovated rooms for three women and their children for up to 12 months after birth.