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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ @zhizhu.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

"Maternity wards across the #UnitedStates are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal #Medicaid funding take effect... 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill [Trump's Big Beautiful Bill] was announced in July 2025, with a further eight having […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze

by Tobi Thomas, Health and inequalities correspondent
Sun 11 Oct 2026 08.00 EDT

Maternity wards across the United States are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal Medicaid funding take effect, experts have warned.

According to analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care, 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill was announced in July 2025, with a further eight having announced their upcoming closure.

The bill, which will fully come into effect in the new year, will result in many adults covered through Medicaid having to meet new work requirements and being subject to more frequent eligibility checks, while there will be less federal funding for states for Medicaid.

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ @zhizhu.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

"She added that the consequences for #maternity care would be particularly devastating within #rural communities. The non-profit has identified 31 at-risk rural #hospitals with labor and delivery services, with their possible closure leaving 96 counties without […] [Original post on newsie.social]

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She added that the consequences for maternity care would be particularly devastating within rural communities. The non-profit has identified 31 at-risk rural hospitals with labor and delivery services, with their possible closure leaving 96 counties without a labor and delivery unit.

“Losing these services means fewer places to deliver safely and fewer options for pregnancies requiring specialized care,” Jones added.

About 40% of births in the US are paid for by Medicaid, while the country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among high-income nations, at a rate of 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) figures.

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