This presentation will tackle core concepts related to safety during childbirth: access to and outcomes of care, with a focus on rural U.S. communities. It will present research findings on declining access to obstetric care in rural communities, what happens when rural communities lose obstetric services, and why hospitals close obstetric units. It will also consider the path forward, describing strategies to ensure that rural maternity care is safe, viable, and accessible.
Learning Objectives: After this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Quantify declining access to obstetric care in rural communities.
- Describe what happens when rural communities lose obstetric services.
- Understand why hospitals close obstetric units.
- Discuss what could help keep rural maternity care viable and accessible, including case studies of hospitals and communities providing rural maternity care.
This is an event of the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs (OACA), hosted by the Center for Bioethics, and co-sponsored by the following U of MN Units: Business Advancement Center for Health (BACH), Minnesota Carlson; Center for the Study of Political Psychology, College of Liberal Arts; Center for Women's Health Research, Medical School; Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC); Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Medical School; Department of Pediatrics, Medical School; Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Medical School; Medical School; Minnesota Population Center; Program in Health Disparities Research, Medical School; Rural Health Research Center; School of Dentistry; School of Nursing; School of Public Health.
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