The facility will become the eighth hospital in Maine to stop labor and delivery services since 2015.

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Waldo Hospital says it will end birthing services in April 2025

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The decision to restructure comes after a monthslong review of the hospital's obstetrics program, which included extensive community outreach and input.

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MaineHealth Waldo Hospital announces it will end labor and delivery services

Waldo County's hospital in Belfast will no longer deliver babies. According to a Nov. 7 news release from MaineHealth, the Portland-based parent nonprofit that owns MaineHealth Waldo Hospital (fomerly Waldo County Hospital), the last babies born in Belfast at the hospital will be just before the cutoff date of April 1, 2025. "While not an easy decision, the hospital’s local board believes pregnant patients will have access to better, safer care …

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Waldo County Hospital to discontinue delivering babies

Belfast-based MaineHealth Waldo Hospital has shared plans to restructure its obstetrics and end its labor and delivery services, effective April 1, 2025, according to a Nov. 7 news release shared with Becker's.

Waldo Hospital says it will end birthing services in April 2025

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