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 …

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 …

The upper echelons perspective states that the backgrounds and experiences of strategic
managers, especially CEOs, influence organization performance. This study seeks to …

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 …

PNC encompasses" services provided to improve pregnancy outcomes and engage the
expectant mother, family members, and friends in healthcare decisions"(Daniels & Mayberry …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities of colour the hardest. Non-
Hispanic black and Hispanic pregnant women appear to have disproportionate SARS-CoV …

Health disparities in the obstetric population affect maternal morbidity and mortality. In the
past years, there has been no significant improvement in disparities in care in the obstetric …

Context Despite high rates of mortality among infants in the Southern US, little is known
about the timing of pediatric palliative care (PPC), the intensity of end-of-life care, and …

Purpose Distances to obstetric care providers are a persistent concern, especially for rural
pregnant adolescents. Births to adolescents are disproportionately affected by adverse birth …

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to estimate the rural–urban differences in the receipt of
prepregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum services. METHODS: The authors conducted a …