As of 2025, over half of U.S. rural hospitals did not offer labor and delivery services. ±õ²ÔÌý** states in the country, over two-thirds of rural hospitals did not offer maternity care services. A lack of obstetric services in rural hospitals was most prolific in states such as Florida and North Dakota, with ** percent, and ** percent of hospitals respectively.
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Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. (May 15, 2025). Share of rural hospitals that did not offer obstetric (labor and delivery) services in the United States as of April 2025, by state [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1478459/rural-hospitals-without-maternity-care-by-state-in-us/
Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. "Share of rural hospitals that did not offer obstetric (labor and delivery) services in the United States as of April 2025, by state." Chart. May 15, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1478459/rural-hospitals-without-maternity-care-by-state-in-us/
Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. (2025). Share of rural hospitals that did not offer obstetric (labor and delivery) services in the United States as of April 2025, by state. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1478459/rural-hospitals-without-maternity-care-by-state-in-us/
Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. "Share of Rural Hospitals That Did Not Offer Obstetric (Labor and Delivery) Services in The United States as of April 2025, by State." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 May 2025, /statistics/1478459/rural-hospitals-without-maternity-care-by-state-in-us/
Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, Share of rural hospitals that did not offer obstetric (labor and delivery) services in the United States as of April 2025, by state ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1478459/rural-hospitals-without-maternity-care-by-state-in-us/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Share of rural hospitals that did not offer obstetric (labor and delivery) services in the United States as of April 2025, by state [Graph], Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, May 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1478459/rural-hospitals-without-maternity-care-by-state-in-us/
