A wave of community support could play a pivotal role in the future of maternity care in Indian River County, as local leaders weigh options to sustain labor and delivery services at the county's only hospital offering them. WPTV reporter Cassandra Garcia dug into the issue, speaking to the CEO of the Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition about the downside of an area becoming a "maternity desert."

Could maternity care be at risk in Indian River County?