Legislature Pregnant women could defer prison sentences under proposed law Alabama bill allows pregnant women to defer incarceration and provide postpartum care for 12 weeks, with probation until that date. Mary Claire WootenFebruary 11, 2025
Opinion Opinion | Alabama’s families are at risk: A doctor’s plea to close the Medicaid gap We can expect more rural hospitals to shutter their obstetrical departments in the coming months. Dr. Max Rogers, M.D.August 20, 2024
Featured Opinion Opinion | It was never about the babies Voters in this state, compelled by one fabricated, fictional rightwing crisis after another, ignored the everyday realities facing them. Josh MoonNovember 1, 2023
Health ADPH approves birthing center regulations amid lawsuit The rules come within a week of a lawsuit filed by the Alabama ACLU on behalf of multiple birthing centers. Jacob HolmesAugust 21, 2023
Courts Midwives, doctors file suit challenging “de facto ban” on birthing centers The lawsuit claims that ADPH has created significant uncertainty around the legal status of birth centers that provide midwife-led care. Jacob HolmesAugust 9, 2023
Health New report: Medicaid expansion would improve maternal health in Alabama Nearly one in six Alabama women aged 18-44 lack health coverage, face other barriers to health care. Jacob HolmesJune 27, 2023
Health HHS awards $1 million to address maternal health crisis in Alabama The funds will create a maternal health task force to address the most pressing maternal health needs and address disparities in health outcomes. StaffAugust 30, 2022