also, if other doctors can’t refer to OB-GYNs and have patients dying as a result, they will be incentivized to leave as well. Pull a thread out and the whole sweater will start to unravel.There are some areas that are left without OB-GYN's as some have left the state. In particular in the north where women have to travel over an hour or more for care. This article is from last year and it has gotten worse.
Survey shows Idaho's maternal health doctors are leaving the state, or soon will • Idaho Capital Sun
The survey, in essence, predicts the availability of maternal health care services across Idaho in coming years, writes McKay Cunningham.idahocapitalsun.com