maternity

One in 3 counties in the United States do not have birthing facilities or obstetric clinics. That's according to a report by March of Dimes, a nonprofit that focuses on raising awareness about maternal health risks. WAMC's Sajina Shrestha spoke with Tisha Graham, the cofounder of BirthNet New York, about what these numbers mean for expecting parents in the Capital Region and New York State at large.

Albany non-profit BirthNet held a forum this month highlighting what it calls a medical disparity. Activists say racial bias is deeply embedded in local maternal and infant health care systems.

For years, hospital-based obstetric services have been declining across the country. Two maternity centers in the Northeast have announced they are closing.

Joe Donahue: Emma Donoghue's new novel "The Pull of the Stars", brings us to Dublin 1918, in a maternity ward at the height of the great flu. With the…