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Shefali Luthra , Barbara Rodriguez

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When there’s a maternal health emergency, Jessica Wheat springs into action.

Alongside a group of specialized health providers at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Wheat works fast to make sure patients are able to have their babies delivered safely or their children given critical treatment at the Level III neonatal intensive care unit on site.

“We have just an abundance of resources, and people that know what they’re doing,” the labor and delivery nurse said.

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That abundance is coming to an end. Last month, HCA Midwest Health, which owns Research Medical Center, announced it was closing its obstetrics program and NICU . The umbrella co

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