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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.
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