Alabama midwife shares perspective on stats showing racial disparity
While statistics show midwives have disproportionately served white women, Chloe Raum said a variety of factors has limited the profession.
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Stats show Alabama birthing centers primarily serve white women with ability to pay
The statistics also show that 87.3 percent of the women served by certified midwives in 2022 were white.
Alabama Court blocks de facto ban on birthing centers
The implicit ban by ADPH was particularly detrimental in Alabama, a state bearing the third-highest maternal mortality rate nationwide.
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.
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.