PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Samaritan Health Systems is considering shutting down two rural Oregon birth centers, according to staff. A spokesperson for the health system said no votes to close the ...

The Monadnock Birth Center, which opened in 2008, closed permanently in December. ... “It was pretty shocking,” said Bradley, who had to quickly adjust and opted for a home birth.

While the birthing center is closing, pre- and post-natal care will continue at Waldo Hospital. It is the eighth hospital in Maine to close its birthing center since 2015. Many of the closures ...

Morristownville, Vt.-based Copley Hospital plans to close its birthing center after its board voted June 17 to shutter it and transition to a regional care model. “As stewards of limited healthcare ...

While more birthing centers have been opening across the country to address this growing demand, New York’s few birthing centers are struggling and closing. The dwindling number of birthing centers ...

New Birth Company in Overland Park, Kansas and other birthing centers are in high demand. Due to limited funding, many are struggling and some close. ... “Me not pregnant, pretty logical.

Birthing Center Pros and Cons. Birthing centers operate on the philosophy that women, designed to give birth, will do so naturally. They minimize interference to allow a natural birth.

'St. Denis Medical' co-creator Eric Ledgin breaks down the Season 1 finale, including Joyce's plan for the birthing center, and plans for Season 2.

Birthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open.

house file 887 would remove birth centers from the certificate of need process, allowing more to open without a $20,000 barrier. moms and midwives spoke at a subcommittee hearing tuesday, ...

Nationwide, more and more birth centers are closing. “It's a loss on all fronts,” said Kate Bauer, who’s been executive director of the American Association of Birth Centers for almost 30 years.