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SoCal Matters

Why Maternity Wards Are Closing in SoCal

Season 2024 Episode 18

Widespread cutbacks to maternity care in California have made it difficult for maternity wards to stay open — like the one at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, which is struggling to keep its labor and delivery services open in South Los Angeles, an already-underresourced community. Here's why.