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Maternity Care Gaps Hit L.A.'s Communities of Color

Season 2024 Episode 17

Maternity ward closures have disproportionately affected communities of color, which have some of the worst birth outcomes in the state. Now, one of the last hospitals providing maternal care in South Los Angeles is struggling to stay open. Kristen Hwang reports on the factors behind the closures for CalMatters.

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