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Fewer babies being born means Central Valley childbirth services are closing

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The labor and delivery department at Adventist Health Tulare will close on June 6 due to what hospital officials say is falling demand for childbirth services. Statewide, the figures show the number of births in California is falling substantially. The impact of a plunging birth rate is not just felt in Central California: Scripps Health is planning to dissolve its obstetrics unit in Chula Vista.

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Fewer babies being born means Central Valley childbirth services are closing

The labor and delivery department at Adventist Health Tulare will close on June 6 due to what hospital officials say is falling demand for childbirth services - one part of a dramatic fall in the number of births in California over the past 30 years.

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