{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability","provider_url":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire","title":"Less (care) is more (carbon)? Exploring increased passenger vehicle emissions associated with hospital maternity unit closures in Maine - The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability - University of Maine","type":"rich","width":900,"height":600,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hQ87qPOAiD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2025\/05\/01\/dejoy\/\">Less (care) is more (carbon)? Exploring increased passenger vehicle emissions associated with hospital maternity unit closures in Maine<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2025\/05\/01\/dejoy\/embed\/#?secret=hQ87qPOAiD\" width=\"100%\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Less (care) is more (carbon)? Exploring increased passenger vehicle emissions associated with hospital maternity unit closures in Maine&#8221; &#8212; The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability\" data-secret=\"hQ87qPOAiD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"By Gianna DeJoy \u00a0 AbstractTwelve Maine hospitals have ceased offering obstetric services since 2009 \u2013 nine since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, large swaths of the state are over an hour-long drive from the nearest hospital with a maternity unit. While the health and community impacts of maternity unit closures are [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2025\/05\/Picture1.png","thumbnail_width":2353,"thumbnail_height":1316}