Purpose During the early COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in weight gain among the
general population was observed; however, gestational weight gain (GWG) was not …

In the United States, more than 1.1 million women of childbearing age live in an urban
maternity care desert. Trenton, New Jersey no longer has a hospital obstetrics (OB) unit …

Background Neonatal care visit is one of the efforts to reduce the neonatal mortality rate. In
Indonesia, few studies have analyzed neonatal care visits by region in the last decade. The …

Background Access to maternity care in the US remains inequitable, impacting over two
million women in maternity care “deserts." Living in these areas, exacerbated by hospital …

The number of US births has been declining. There is also concern about rural obstetric
units closing. To better understand the relationship between births and obstetric beds during …

Abstract Purpose Closure of rural Labor & Delivery (L&D) units can impact timely access to
hospital‐based obstetrical care. Iowa has lost over a quarter of its L&D units in the previous …

Background The importance of prenatal care is undeniable, as pregnant persons who
receive on‐time, adequate prenatal care have better maternal and infant health outcomes …

Background Geographic-based healthcare determinants and choice of anesthesia have
been shown to be associated with maternal morbidity and mortality. We explored whether …

Objectives Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find,
understand and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between a patient's travel time to
clinic and her prenatal care attendance. Study Design We conducted a retrospective cohort …