Millions of Americans Live in Maternity Care Deserts

The number of women struggling to access to maternal care in the U.S. continues to grow, with nearly 7 million women affected by areas of no to low access, according to a new report released last week by March of Dimes.

The nonprofit organization's 2022 report shows 1,119 counties qualify as maternity care deserts, marking a 2% increase from the 2020 report or an additional 15,933 women who have no maternity care. In total, the report found that 36% of U.S. counties were designated as maternity care deserts. Of those maternity care deserts, 61% were rural counties. Read more from USA Today here.