Whitfield nurses in OB

Whitfield Regional Hospital labor and delivery nurses hold a training practice with a test baby on Tuesday.

The story of Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis bringing back a labor and delivery unit is a lead feature of a story by Alabama Reflector on birthing units improving in rural Alabama.

In the story "Birthing units in rural Alabama struggle with costs, driving risks for expectant mothers," Whitfield CEO Doug Brewer talks about reopening the L&D unit after it being gone for 10 years.

The story in Alabama Reflector also recognizes how unusual it is for rural hospitals in the Black Belt to have OB units, which for years has forced many expectant mothers to drive hours to urban hospitals.

Read the full story here.

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