Women’s Health Care

Need help with breastfeeding? Here are some local resources for Alabama parents

August is National Breastfeeding Month, but the Gulf South has some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country. Advocates are trying to change that.

Women’s health care in the Gulf South is ‘bleak,’ new report says. Here’s how Alabama ranks

Poor ratings in preterm birth rate, infant mortality led to Alabama ranking 45th in the U.S. in the Commonwealth Fund's new "scorecard" on women's health care.