Freestanding birth centers are closing as maternity care gaps grow

By Anna Claire Vollers and Nada Hassanein, Stateline.org

Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama’s first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, wanted to improve access to maternal health care in a state that’s long had one of the nation’s highest rates of maternal and infant mortality.

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