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Senator Julia Salazar allocates $1 million in capital funds to upgrade maternity ward at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center - QNS

State Senator Julia Salazar allocated $1.735 million to upgrade Wyckoff Heights Medical Center's maternity ward for improved patient care. [ more ]

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Maternity wards in California are closing due to various reasons like labor shortages, increasing costs, and declining birth rates. [ more ]

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Refugee women are returning to their war-torn countries to give birth due to difficulties in accessing quality maternity care in host countries.

Language barriers and unfamiliarity with the health system contribute to the decision to return to their home countries.

NGOs and research studies have highlighted the shortcomings in maternity care for refugee women in host countries. [ more ]