More than half the counties in Mississippi are considered maternity care deserts, according to the new report from the March of Dimes. These counties have no hospitals providing obstetric care, no OB-GYNs and no certified nurse midwives. View the data:
by Kate Royals and Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today November 4, 2022 !function{"use strict";window.addEventListener{if{var t=document.querySelectorAll;forfor{ift[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}; More than half the counties in Mississippi are considered maternity care deserts, according to the new report from the March of Dimes.
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