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A rural Illinois hospital closed its labor and delivery unit. A month later, a baby was born along I-55.

Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:09:10
Publish Date: 2023-05-18 20:45:46
Description: Faced with a litany of operational challenges, many rural hospitals in Illinois have shut down their labor and delivery units, leading to maternity care deserts. A 2022 March of Dimes report counts Woodford, Piatt, DeWitt and Iroquois counties as being among those deserts.
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