Doula, Midwife & Birth Center Coverage Watch

Track maternity care access in the United States, written for families. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: Medicaid and commercial coverage changes, reimbursement rates and provider enrollment for doulas, midwives and birth centers by state; birth center openings, closures, accreditation and licensing actions; hospital maternity unit closures and level of care changes; certified nurse midwife and certified professional midwife licensing, scope and collaboration rule changes by state; home birth and out-of-hospital birth rule changes; 12-month postpartum coverage extensions; lactation, perinatal mental health, pelvic floor and childbirth education coverage rules; and state and federal maternal health program launches. Prefer state Medicaid agencies, CMS, state health departments and licensing boards, facility announcements and established health reporting; ignore provider marketing and unverified posts, and never give individual medical advice. Put the state, program or facility first in the title with what changed. Use high severity for a maternity unit or birth center closure, a coverage change affecting a whole state, or a program with an enrollment deadline. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.