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Describes the geographic scarcity of obstetric care in West Texas, indicating a critical lack of maternal healthcare facilities.
Objective: Hospital and obstetric unit closures in U.S. counties often lead to expansion of maternal healthcare deserts, defined as counties without a birth center offering obstetric care. This study describes the maternal demographic profile and geographic scarcity of obstetric care across the large and sparsely populated west Texas region.
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