A third of the country has no hospital that delivers babies.
1,076
counties, of 3,107
At least — a floor
4.05m
women of childbearing age
live in them
Nowhere in the county to give birth.
Counties with no hospital certified for obstetric services, CMS Provider of Services 2025, lower 48. A floor, not a count — the file records a certification, not whether the unit still delivers, so the real number is higher. March of Dimes reports ~35% of counties. · Labora Rounds