Guest columnist: Kentucky working on access to maternal care

Less than a week after a March of Dimes study brought attention to the fact that almost half of Kentucky’s 120 counties are classified as maternity care deserts, state regulations were approved to clear the way for freestanding birthing centers will provide expectant mothers with another option.
According to the study, mothers in these areas travel up to three times farther for maternal care. Also, more than 100,000 Kentucky women live more than half an hour from labor and delivery service