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Midwives step up to fill maternity care gaps across the Mountain West

WBUR
Published December 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM MST

Maternity care across the Mountain West is diminishing. Now, midwives are providing pregnant people with care options at birthing centers.

Hanna Merzbach of the Mountain West News Bureau reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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