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DC Faces Maternal Health Crisis | Washington DC News
DC’s Health Committee holds urgent hearing on maternal and infant health crisis, spotlighting MedStar’s plan to shutter a key postpartum unit—threatening to create a maternal health desert in underserved eastern neighborhoods. Nurses and advocates warn the closure, driven by Medicaid cuts and falling birth rates, could worsen racial disparities in preterm birth, especially for Black and Brown mothers. The discussion also centers on funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers, strained by eligibility changes and systemic barriers like housing and transportation, as the District faces a…
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