(Seaside, OR) -- Providence says it will stop offering labor and delivery services at its Seaside hospital after October 4. Hospital leaders cite declining birth rates, rising costs, and the inability to recruit a new obstetrician as key reasons for the closure. Expectant mothers will now need to travel about 30 minutes to Astoria or seek care in Portland. Officials say they will work individually with patients to make birth plans, while local lawmakers call the decision heartbreaking for the coastal community.