For many families, such high hospital delivery charges along with maternity care costs are more than they ... by 77% from 2004 to 2017, while birth center deliveries more than doubled during ...

An under-the-radar state fund to cover hospital costs for babies harmed by medical malpractice at birth is expected to face another funding shortfall this year, positioning it to become a sticking ...

Despite that, ADPH took actions that forced one center to abruptly shut down in 2023 despite a perfect safety record, and then passed onerous regulations that would require birth centers to meet ...

Cleveland Clinic currently has birthing centers in both the Port St. Lucie hospital and at Martin North. They are about 30 minutes apart. The nonprofit may experience some cost savings and work ...

From a purely demographic standpoint, closing the Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center makes sense because a consistently declining birth rate in Mesa County and across the Western Slope is affecting demand ...

When all factors were considered – especially the high cost of the service and a lack of qualified providers – the decision to end birthing services at the small, independent hospital boiled ...