Maternal Care

At a time when hospitals across the state are closing maternity wards, southeast Ohio is getting a new one. Memorial Health System broke ground Tuesday on the region’s first women and children’s hospital.

The legislation on infant mortality now goes to the Ohio Senate.

Ohio has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the county. Ohio legislators are joining a federal push to invest in solutions.

Ohio Medicaid plans to compensate doulas starting this fall. But some doulas are questioning the rules that will govern them.

Maternal care options have declined across the state. Some say midwives could increase access for small towns, but a lack of licensure puts limits on the care they can provide.