25 Colorado counties are 'maternity care deserts'

Cheianne Pogline, mother of four children, poses for a portrait in front of her home in Craig, Colorado on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: August 18, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: August 18, 2024 at 6:03 AM MDT

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Women in two out of five Colorado counties face the same challenge because their communities don't have a place to give birth or providers who specialize in pregnancy care.

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25 Colorado counties are “maternity care deserts” posing challenges for healthy moms, babies

Communities lack OB-gyns, birthing hospitals

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