Kansas maternity deserts: a cross-sectional study of rural obstetric providers

• Main Authors: Jason Taporco (Author), Elizabeth Wolfe (Author), Gabriela Chavez (Author), Zev Allen (Author), Jasmine Estrada (Author), Kelly Thomson (Author), Jennifer Mettling (Author), Michael Kennedy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Kansas is a predominantly rural state that had 9853 rural births in 2018. The Kansas Rural Obstetrical Access Task Force was formed to study and address factors affecting these births. One of these factors is the distance between mothers and the location of maternity services. Poor acc...