When an Alabama clinic’s only OB-GYN left the state to provide abortion care in Colorado, the head of operations thought the facility would ha…
Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) has introduced a bill that she says will protect the health of babies and mothers by increasing access to vaccinations.
Many rural counties in Alabama, especially in the Black Belt, are “maternity care deserts.”
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Cory Booker, D-NJ, recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation to provide sustained funding …
An Alabama lawmaker has pre-filed a bill for the 2026 legislative session that would require those convicted of rape and incest that results i…
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reports that the 2024 infant mortality rate, at 7.1 deaths per 1,000 live births, decreased fro…
Reproductive rights groups have resumed helping Alabamians seeking out-of-state abortions after a ruling earlier this year from a federal judge.
Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) have renewed a push for a bill that Sewell says will i…
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- From 2016 to 2023, there was an increase in the mean age of mothers at first birth and at higher-ord…