# Maternal Health Workforce Expansion and Local Childbirths

## TL;DR

This study examines how expanding the maternal health workforce affected local childbirths in US counties.

## Contribution

The study evaluates the impact of workforce expansion on local childbirth rates before and after a policy change.

## Key findings

- The expansion of maternal health clinicians was associated with increased local childbirths in US counties.
- The study found a positive correlation between workforce growth and local childbirth retention rates.

## Abstract

This cohort study explores the likelihood of local childbirths in US counties before and after the 2009 expansion of the maternal health clinician workforce via the National Health Service Corps.