Maternal Health Workforce Expansion and Local Childbirths

This cohort study explores the likelihood of local childbirths in US counties before and after the 2009 expansion of the maternal health clinician workforce via the National Health Service Corps.

Corresponding Author: Hao Yu, PhD, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, 401 Park Dr, Landmark Center, Ste 401 E, Boston, MA 02215 (hao_yu@hphci.harvard.edu).

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