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title: "11/03/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health"
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# [11/03/2023: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health](https://babyscripts.com/blog/11/03/2023-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | November 3

In the news, concerning statistics around infant mortality are released in conjunction with a troubling report on the future of physician education. The White House aims to address maternity care deserts with subsidies for small rural hospitals even as maternity wards shutter across the country, while a Dutch model offers a non-clinical example for postpartum support. 

11/3, HHS: [The Biden-Harris Administration is taking actions to improve the health of rural communities and help rural health care providers stay open](https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/11/03/department-health-human-services-actions-support-rural-america-rural-health-care-providers.html)

11/1, The Verge: [Apple keeps exploring (and scrapping) new ways to detect users’ health](https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/1/23941627/apple-watch-healthcare-clinics-health-app-iphone-airpods)

11/1, CBS: [U.S. infant mortality rate rises for first time in 20 years; "definitely concerning," one researcher says](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-infant-mortality-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-20-years-definitely-concerning-one-researcher-says/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-cbsnews&utm_content=later-38914334&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio)

10/30, The Hill: [1 in 4 US medical students consider quitting, most don’t plan to treat patients: report](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4283643-1-in-4-us-medical-students-consider-quitting-most-dont-plan-to-treat-patients-report/)

10/28, TechCrunch: [The urgent call for innovation and investment in maternal health](https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/28/the-urgent-call-for-innovation-and-investment-in-maternal-health/)

10/27, The Guardian:[ A home help for eight days after giving birth? Why Dutch maternity care is the envy of the world](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/25/a-home-help-for-eight-days-after-giving-birth-why-dutch-maternity-care-is-the-envy-of-the-world)

10/27, Health Affairs: [Five Steps To A Maternity Value-Based Payment Demonstration That Advances Racial Equity](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/five-steps-maternity-value-based-payment-demonstration-advances-racial-equity?utm_campaign=Advancing+Health+Equity&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=280807375&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9kp8HNEYMvycljBVcGzQ0SDshVeCdsIzZ_Dg23mnEHy4D5L_H8wSmEySJI_1TyGlSj0OxErZ4rbL-NVZVb95Caq0ydUSALE9GpKi11v72cbxhQsl0&utm_content=280807375&utm_source=hs_email)

10/24, Becker's Hospital Review: [65 hospitals closing departments or ending services](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/61-hospitals-closing-departments-or-ending-services.html)

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