Health Care
Pingree Presents New Statewide Maternal Care Plan
The plan comes as MaineHealth weighs closing its Damariscotta birthing unit over low staffing and fewer births.
Hannah Pingree unveiled a plan aimed at improving maternal care across Maine, NEWS CENTER Maine reported. The announcement follows word that MaineHealth is weighing whether to close its Damariscotta birthing unit, pointing to low staffing and fewer births there. The report did not detail the specific proposals included in Pingree's plan or say when a decision on the Damariscotta unit might be made.
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