Rural Maternal Health Data Support and Analysis Program

Current Projects

• Financial Analysis of Rural Obstetric Care Hospitals
  The purpose of this project is to describe the financial stability and hospital longevity of rural and urban hospitals before and after obstetric unit closure. Additionally, we will identify financial factors that contribute to decisions around obstetric service provision in rural communities in order to better understand the factors that lead to—or could prevent—obstetric unit closures.
  Topics: Healthcare access, Healthcare financing, Hospitals and clinics, Maternal health
  
• Monitoring Obstetric Unit Closures and Maintaining County-level Data on Hospital-based Obstetric Care
  This project will add one year of data to our publicly-available dataset on obstetric care access. We will create an updated county-level data resource with information on hospital-based obstetric care in rural and urban counties, 2010-2024, and conduct analyses with these data.
  Topics: Health services, Healthcare access, Hospitals and clinics, Maternal health
  
• Rapid Response Obstetric Care Data Access
  The purpose of this project is to produce rapid response descriptive analyses at the request of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy regarding obstetric services at rural hospitals and maternity care in rural communities.
  Topics: Healthcare access, Hospitals and clinics, Maternal health
  
• Relationship Between Rural Hospital Bypass and Obstetric Unit Closures
  This project will assess how often and what type of rural pregnant patients bypass local birth hospitals for obstetric care, and identify bypass patterns that precede obstetric unit closures.
  Topics: Healthcare financing, Hospitals and clinics, Maternal health