September 18, 2023

Katie O'Brien holds her son, Bennett, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in the birthing room where she delivered him in July at the Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tenn. The maternity ward at the hospital closed in early September. "It's a horrible thing for our community," says O'Brien. "Any young person looking to move here won't want to come. Why would you want to come somewhere where you can't have a baby safely?" (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)