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Ensure all moms and babies in America, especially those with the greatest need, have the best start in life.

Map of counties of care deserts. Source: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Area Health Resources Files, 2019

6.9 MILLION WOMEN
are living in communities with no or limited access to maternity care. One in eight babies are born in these areas.

Source: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Area Health Resources Files, 2019

36% OF COUNTIES
in the U.S. are designated as maternity care deserts and 2.2 million women of childbearing age live there.

5% OF COUNTIES
have a worse designation in 2022 than in 2020.

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