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In one of many maternity deserts across the US, a midwife offers prenatal care

Moonstone Midwives fills a gap in a county with one delivery hospital, and about 75% of its clients use Medi-Cal, Doyle said.

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Between her two young toddlers, her work as a seaweed farmer on Humboldt County’s coast, and a third baby on the way, Leslie Booher doesn’t have a lot of spare time. But her prenatal appointments with her midwife, Laura Doyle, give Booher the opportunity to really focus on the pregnancy. “For me, feeling more informed and curious makes you feel much more empowered in your body,” she told KQED and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Unlike t…

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In one of many maternity deserts across the US, a midwife offers prenatal care

The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and KQED report on a midwife in Northern California's maternity desert providing essential prenatal care amid hospital closures.

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thepampanews.com broke the news in Pampa, United States on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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