AHA podcast: Examining pathways to rebuilding rural maternity services Part One

In this first of two AHA podcasts on rebuilding maternity services at critical access hospitals, officials from the UNC School of Medicine at Chapel Hill and Chatham Hospital UNC Health Care at Siler City, N.C., discuss the strategic need and clinical case for maternity services in their small, rural community. Listen here.
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