Tag: Midwives

A group of Alabama midwives and birth centers recently asked the Alabama Supreme Court to review a January 2026 state appellate court decision that would allow the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) to require birth centers to obtain hospital licenses. 

Thompson and Safer Birth in Bama are taking bites out of the elephant and encouraging the medical, wellness, and all community partners to conquer maternal disparities and improve outcomes for mothers and babies.

A circuit judge on Thursday permanently blocked the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from licensing freestanding birth centers like hospitals after years of litigation and protests from midwives and other birthing advocates.

As the 2025 legislative session comes near to its end, midwifery advocates continue to sound the alarm after continued claims that legislation originally intended to expand the scope of midwife care was hijacked by Alabama’s medical special interests.

The Alabama House Health Committee advanced on Wednesday legislation changing the scope of practice for the state’s midwives, despite opposition from midwives and other supporters of non-hospital births.

The Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) is crying foul after the Senate Healthcare Committee called a surprise meeting to vote on amending legislation related to midwifery that ALMA and other advocates fiercely opposed.

The Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) is claiming resistance from state regulatory agencies as it tries to advance legislation allowing midwives to collect newborn screenings for babies born outside of hospitals.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is considering a resolution to place restrictions on birthing centers in the state.