The number of Georgia counties without maternity care access is growing into a national problem.
This is according to the latest analysis from the March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of mothers and their babies.
More than one-third of counties across the United States are classified as maternity care deserts—counties with limited or no access to birthing hospitals, obstetric care, or obstetric providers.
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