Katy Backes Kozhimannil, Julia D Interrante, Caitlin Carroll, Emily C Sheffield, Alyssa H Fritz, Alecia J McGregor, Sara C Handley
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We identified obstetric service status for every rural and urban short-term acute care hospital in every US state. During 2010-22, seven states had at least 25 percent of hospitals close their obstetric service lines. By 2022, more than two-thirds of rural hospitals in eight states were without obstetric services.