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Utah hospital births down while birth centers, home births are up Replay Video While Utah’s largest hospital system says births are down, midwives say they’re busier than ever. Caption: Ginna Roe reports. (Video: KUTV) According to Intermountain Healthcare, deliveries are down about 10 percent across Intermountain hospitals in Utah. Meanwhile, Melissa Mayo, a certified midwife for Birth Journey in Murray, said she can’t catch a break. She has so many expecting mothers seeking midwifery services, she’s had to turn clients away. “I think that the pandemic may have put out of hospital birth on the map,” Mayo said. ....