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Many women in rural communities face additional obstacles when trying to receive maternal health care. Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) recently introduced legislation to support rural health care facilities so they can better serve the women who depend on them.
Her bipartisan Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act aims to support rural hospitals and doctors who handle obstetric emergencies through increased training, federal grants to purchase necessary equipment, increased urgent teleconsultation to rural facilities, and by directing HHS "to study maternity ward closures, regional patterns of patient transport, and models for regional partnerships for rural obstetric care."
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