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Friday, October 30, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
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Minnesota hospital to stop delivering babies in April

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Sanford Health's Luverne center averages fewer than five births a month and will end labor and delivery in April 2027. Patients will travel about 30 miles to Worthington or Sioux Falls, S.D. Prenatal, postpartum and emergency delivery care will stay in Luverne.

Source: MPR News

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