The amount of infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome in rural areas is on the rise, according to research from Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota. 1. For the study, researchers examined ...

In North Carolina, where a clinician practices can make all the difference for someone seeking maternity care — it’s the birth equivalent of “location, location, location.” Dozens of counties have no ...

Black women in rural areas are facing the brunt of declin­ing medical services, including access to obstetric care as new ...

In Mississippi, giving birth can be a matter of life and death. We have the highest maternal mortality rate in the nation, and since 2014, over 3,500 infants have died, often due to preventable ...