Alisha Alderson placed everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases as she prepared to leave the comfort of her home in rural eastern Oregon. The only maternity ward within 40 miles abruptly closed in August, so she would be staying at her brother s house in Idaho to be closer to a hospital.
Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would hav
Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units, and the number keeps dropping. It s forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care or face giving birth
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