Uninsured Women Lose Access to Midwives in South Carolina

On September 30, the five midwives providing services at the prenatal program at North Central Family Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC, will be out of work, and the uninsured women and families they serve will lose access to midwifery services. The clinic is planning to end the prenatal program because it has become too expensive.Specifically, North Central says it is too expensive to renew their