
07/23/2025
Attention all families! Brown Health is planning to CLOSE the only local birthing option in southern Rhode Island. This is a cost savings attempt that will add risk to our community. Having access to perinatal providers can be the difference between life and death. Closing this local birthing center adds the burden of excessive travel to an already complicated time for families. Many of my clients cannot travel long distances in a car in the final weeks of pregnancy. Some will choose to forgo important visits rather than get in a car. Some don’t have a car. Some can’t afford the time or cost. Please speak up by emailing TODAY and showing up to march tomorrow. Let’s work together to spread the word and keep the Noreen Drexel Birthing Center alive.
Email
Sarah.frost@brownhealth.org
John.fernandez@brownhealth.org