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| 01/21/11 |
Hospital Maternity Wards Are Closing Across the US Maternity units continue to close nationally; Norristown's pregnant women face a 3-month wait for prenatal care. |
| 10/18/10 |
Group Blasts Maternity Care Shortage The Philadelphia Business Journal reports on MCC's open letter to Norristown's Montgomery Hospital calling for solutions to the 11.5 week wait for a first prenatal care appointment. |
| 08/27/10 |
Baby Blues in Norristown Due to the closure of Mercy Suburban's maternity unit, the wait for a prenatal care appointment at Montgomery Hospital reaches a shocking 11.5 weeks, almost a full trimester. |
| 07/07/10 |
Reform is a Maternal Instinct Diane Prokop of the Northeast Times examines the provisions in federal health care reform that positively impact maternal child health. |
| 05/01/10 |
Keystone Mercy, Cozier Chester Agree to New Contract As a result of a last-minute agreement, thousands of Keystone Mercy Health Plan patients will continue to receive care from Crozer-Keystone Health System doctors and hospitals. |
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Learn about the childbirth crisis through our Maternity Care in Southeastern PA pages, or visit our Maternity Services Advocacy pages to find out how communities are advocating and how you can take action!
MCC's full Childbirth at a Crossroads report can be viewed here.
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