Over the past few years, pregnant women in the Eugene-Springfield area have seen birthing options dwindle. Maternity health services, including midwifery units, have been shut down. A recent exodus of OB-GYN doctors from Oregon Medical Group has left some expecting moms feeling uncertain about their birth plans.

Renae Nims is in the first trimester of her second pregnancy. She said she had it all figured out-- planning to give birth in the same place she had her first child, Miles.

“I preferred McKenzie-Willamette because you had one labor delivery room, you stay in there the whole time,” Nims explained. “It's just easier and more comfortable for moms. And it's a smaller hospital and I enjoyed that.”

Dashed Birth Plan

Since six OB-GYNs have quit Oregon Medical Group , the practice is

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