Los Alamos Medical Center announced it will transition labor and delivery services to hospitals in Santa Fe and Española, citing declining birth numbers and staffing shortages. The hospital said the decision comes after years of declining birth numbers, which fell to fewer than 25 last year, along with ongoing staffing shortages. Nicole O'Daniel, an expectant mother in Los Alamos, said the announcement was shocking. "I saw the LAMC announcement and I was just shocked by it," O'Daniel said.