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SEASIDE, Ore. — Providence Seaside Hospital will close its obstetrics and inpatient newborn care services Oct. 4, citing high costs, declining birth volumes and workforce shortages. The closure will ...

Of all the decisions you'll make while pregnant, deciding where to give birth might be the most impactful. Hospitals, birthing centers, and home births all come with benefits and drawbacks; it just ...

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Birthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open. When Kimberly Kleoppel ...

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