OB-GYN
There is no victory in an increase in Black infant mortality
The Alabama Department of Public Health recently released the infant mortality rate for 2022, lauding the fact that the overall rate improved from 7.6 deaths per 1000 births to 6.9. But the real story is that Black infants are now dying at an even higher rate than the year before, showing that better outcomes are solely […]
Alabama Department of Public Health approves birth center regulations
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Thursday approved a set of rules that would require birthing centers to have oversight by a physician or medical director at its State Committee of Public Health meeting in Montgomery Thursday. The rules proposed would also require birth centers to be within 30 minutes of a hospital with […]
ADPH proposes physician oversight for birthing centers
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) last week approved a set of rules for public comment that would require birthing centers to have oversight by a physician or medical director. The rules proposed would also require birthing centers to be within 30 minutes of a hospital with OB-GYN services. “The real central issue that […]