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Mapping maternity care deserts: Driving distance and health outcomes in North Carolina

Margaret Sugg, MA, PhD, Shishir Shakya, PhD, Sarah Ulrich, MA, Jennifer Schroeder Tyson, MPH, CPDM, Jennifer Runkle, MPH, PhD This study evaluated the association between maternal care deserts (MCDs)—defined by accessibility measures such as travel time and distance to obstetric and gynecological care—and maternal and infant health outcomes in North Carolina from 2016 to 2021.

Margaret Sugg, MA, PhD, Shishir Shakya, PhD, Sarah Ulrich, MA, Jennifer Schroeder Tyson, MPH, CPDM, Jennifer Runkle, MPH, PhD

This study evaluated the association between maternal care deserts (MCDs)—defined by accessibility measures such as travel time and distance to obstetric and gynecological care—and maternal and infant health outcomes in North Carolina from 2016 to 2021.

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