As rural maternity care shrinks, a nonprofit highlights midwives’ role in Southwest Virginia

Source Scout · Cardinal News reports: ' + jQuery(" ").text(title).html() + ' Serving Southwest and Southside Virginia A new education campaign aims to raise awareness of midwifery care in Southwest Virginia by highlighting stories of Appalachian midwives past and present. The nonprofit Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy has long advocated for midwives to be able to provide more services and receive more robust insurance coverage, particularly as rural labor and delivery units have closed across Virginia. Midwives provide prenatal care and support through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period for both the mother and baby.

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