Newport Hospital’s ER is not routinely staffed for labor complications or emergency deliveries. Closing this Center puts women and babies at unacceptable risk.

The community is speaking out against a possible plan to close the birthing center at Newport Hospital.

Brown Health said it has not made a final decision on if it will close the birthing center as it considers cuts.

The MI AIM works with birthing hospitals to decrease and eliminate maternal mortality and morbidity in Michigan by implementing “safety bundle” plans aimed at improving health outcomes for ...

The freestanding midwife-led birthing units (FMBUs) at Samuel Johnson and County Hospital in Stafford were temporarily stopped due to the pandemic - the body is gathering views on whether they ...

Dozens of parents and supporters marched in Newport to protest potential cuts to Newport Hospital's birthing center by Brown University Health. Moms Over Margins, a local advocacy group, organized ...

Dozens of parents and supporters marched in Newport to protest potential cuts to Newport Hospital's birthing center by Brown University Health. Moms Over Margins, a local advocacy group, organized ...

Newport city leaders are pushing Brown Health to reconsider potential cuts that could shutter the hospital’s birthing center, forcing expectant mothers to travel 45 minutes for care.

The Jamestown Town Council approved a proclamation Monday night in support of keeping the birthing center at Newport Hospital open.

Pregnant people in Minnesota and nationwide have lost access to hospital birthing care Rural communities across the United States have lost access to hospital birthing care.