Rural maternity care falling short in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS | Holding her baby boy in her arms, Julie Larson laughed when she saw his tiny face break into a smile.
Even sitting in a neonatal intensive care unit in Sioux Falls, miles away from the family farm, her husband and two daughters, Julie was happy.
She had Jack and Rudy. Twin boys. Distance is just a reality for the Larsons. Especially when the family adds new members.
The family's Willow Lake farm is a two-hour drive from Sanford Health in Sioux Falls and 45 minutes away from the Watertown hospital, where Julie had given birth to her daughters.
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More wretched child care for mothers and babies from the purportedly “pro-life” 
Republicans of South Dakota.
