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Maine lawmakers hear ideas about how to preserve birthing centers
Lawmakers heard proposals to keep rural maternity care open as MaineHealth said Lincoln Hospital delivers about 130 babies a year and lacks staff.
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Lawmakers seek solutions in wake of MaineHealth decision to close Lincoln Hospital birthing center
At a special meeting before the legislature's Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services Committee Thursday, MaineHealth CEO Andy Mueller offered several reasons for the decision to close the birthing center.
·Lewiston, United States
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'We all have to be part of the solution': Maine lawmakers explore solutions as maternal health care options dwindle
The closure of MaineHealth’s Lincoln Hospital labor and delivery unit in Damariscotta is continuing concerns about access to maternal care, especially in rural Maine
·Portland, United States
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Maine lawmakers hear ideas about how to preserve birthing centers
The MaineHealth board of trustees voted this month to close the birthing center at Lincoln Hospital. It would be the 12th to close in Maine since 2015.
·Lewiston, United States
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