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Photos: Keeping care close

In August, the national nonprofit organization March of Dimes dedicated to improving the health of mothers and babies in the U.S. released a report designating a third of Iowa’s counties as maternity care deserts, meaning they have no obstetrics and gynecology services or birthing hospitals.  Between 2020-21, eight Iowa hospitals saw the closure of their labor and. ....

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Midwives treat the growing maternal health desert in Iowa

After several hours in the Swanson family home, Midwife Moira Weitz crouched at the edge of the bed in the main bedroom. Weitz was advising soon-to-be father James Swanson on how to catch his baby while another midwife supported Megan Swanson through her final contractions. Once the healthy baby boy was born, Weitz’s counterpart, Allie. ....

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