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Where an expecting mother resides can influence the future health of their newborn

Rural mothers are less likely to get proper prenatal care

As a result, their children are more likely to be born with troubling health signal

TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An expecting mother’s ZIP code can influence the future health of their newborn child, new research has found.

Women with rural ZIP codes are less likely to get proper prenatal care, and their newborns more likely to have troubling health at birth, researchers reported Sunday at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

“Recent closures of medical centers in rural Georgia and other rural areas around the country have created health care deserts that may impact the c

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