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title: "10/06/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health"
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# [10/06/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health](https://babyscripts.com/blog/10/06/2023-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | October 6

In the news, the healthcare industry considers the impact of AI and other intelligent health tech -- is automated data collection a help or a hindrance? A new documentary from STAT highlights the challenges of maternity care deserts and physician shortages, and a research collaboration from Becker's Hospital Review & Amazon Web Services delves into statistics around digital health transformation. 

10/6, Public News Service: [CDC updates report on mistreatment of maternity-care patients](https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-10-06/health/cdc-updates-report-on-mistreatment-of-maternity-care-patients/a86639-1)

10/6, Healthcare IT Today: [What are the Cost Implications of Implementing Cloud Technology in Healthcare?](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2023/10/06/what-are-the-cost-implications-of-implementing-cloud-technology-in-healthcare/)

10/5, Digitalhealth: [AI and Data: Remote monitoring must filter out ‘excess noise’](https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/10/ai-and-data-remote-monitoring-must-filter-out-excess-noise/)

10/4, Wellcome: [How do autistic people experience maternity care?](https://wellcome.org/news/how-do-autistic-people-experience-maternity-care)

9/25, STAT: [Treating Rural America: The last doctor in town](https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/25/rural-health-doctor-shortage-physicians/)

###### Resources:

[Becker's-AWS' 2023 healthcare leadership survey: Top challenges & opportunities in digital transformation](https://go.beckershospitalreview.com/hitwp/beckers-aws-2023-healthcare-leadership-survey-top-challenges-opportunities-in-digital-transformation)  
 

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