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10/03/2023

A Major Win for Alabama Birth Centers!

A Montgomery County judge stopped new regulations for birthing centers from going into effect.

09/15/2023

Here at Community Health, I'm excited about this research on living longer, healthier, happier lives! I teach these things daily!💪🏾💅🏽🤸🏿‍♀️🚴🏿‍♂️

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08/05/2023

Emails still accepted on Alabama Birth Center Policy!

📢📢📢We are in the FINAL DAYS for submitting public comments regarding ADPH's proposed birth center rules 420-5-13.

As written these rules will virtually ❌ ELIMINATE ❌ the option for birth centers in Alabama, which is their intention. It is so important for our voices to be heard. Please send an email in opposition of the proposed rules before THIS Friday (August 4th) at 5pm.

📧Email: denise.milledge@adph.state.al.us

A brief email introducing yourself, stating why you support birth centers in Alabama, and how these rules are overly restrictive and not grounded in current evidence will do it! You can also demand that they scrap these rules and consult midwives and other experienced professionals in the drafting of new regulations.

‼ Key Issues with proposed rules:

➡️1. Licensed midwives with the CPM credential are restricted from serving as a primary care provider in a state which ALREADY LICENSES midwives and permits us to provide care in a home (out-of-hospital) birth setting.
➡️2. Unnecessary physical facility requirements increase costs.
➡️3. Physician supervision and RN staffing requirements increase costs, and create staffing issues.
➡️4. A written transfer agreement requirement allows a hospital to block the opening of a birth center, which is its economic competitor. EMTALA law already makes it so that hospitals cannot deny any person seeking medical care.
➡️5. The “Low Risk Patient” qualifications are overly restrictive, thus limiting the number of women who qualify for birth center care.

Here is a link to the proposed regulations (https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/.../assets/420-5-13.pdf)

💗🐣 Please take a moment to send an email today and help improve birth in Alabama 🐣💗

08/02/2023

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Anonymous

07/20/2023

Speak up for Birthing rights and join the protest against biased new rules proposed by the state!

06/21/2023

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