A Novel Needs Assessment in Rural Maine to Explore the Obstetric Care Workforce within the Maine Rural Maternity & Obstetrics Strategies (RMOMS) Network

Authors

Katherine Simmonds
Brianna Keefe-Oats
Louisa Smith
Jeni Stolow
Dora Ann Mills, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Lori Travis, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Caroline Zimmerman, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Erica Swan, MaineHealth Corporate, Portland, ME, USA.Follow

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Introduction

• Since 1970, 12+ obstetric units in Maine have closed, with 6 of those closures in the last decade

• In 2022, Maine was awarded a HRSA RMOMS grant to strengthen the system of maternity care in rural Maine

• The MaineHealth RMOMS grant team partnered with the Roux Institute at Northeastern University to do an obstetric workforce assessment at all Maine rural birthing hospitals

• The purpose was to observe and explore services, patterns, resources gaps, and other facility characteristics

Publication Date

4-2024

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland, Maine

Recommended Citation

Simmonds, Katherine; Keefe-Oats, Brianna; Smith, Louisa; Stolow, Jeni; Mills, Dora Ann; Travis, Lori; Zimmerman, Caroline; and Swan, Erica, "A Novel Needs Assessment in Rural Maine to Explore the Obstetric Care Workforce within the Maine Rural Maternity & Obstetrics Strategies (RMOMS) Network" (2024). Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2024. 11.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2024/11