Birth Sanctuary Gainesville
Birth Sanctuary Gainesville
Why this petition matters
Birth Sanctuary Gainesville is set to be Alabama's first midwifery-owned and Black-led freestanding birth center.
Dr. Stephanie Mitchell DNP, CNM, CPM is a fierce activist and leader in our community.
Alabamas department of health is attempting to block the birth center by proposing new rules and regulations in the state. This decision is rooted in racism and oppression. This is an attack on Black birthing bodies and Black providers that are creating solutions to the morbidity and mortality epidemic in the United States. These barriers continue to reinforce the fact that this is not about access to healthcare for pregnant people or about better outcomes for birthing families. It's about power and sustaining racist foundations.
UPDATE 6/25/23
Please send your letters to:
Pamela Kendrick (CHPC) privacy officer. Office of general counsel
Alabama Department of Public Health
201 Monroe St, suite 1540, Montgomery Alabama 36104.
CALL: 334-206-5868 (office)
334-652-4169 (cell)
UPDATE 6/20/2023
Public Hearing: July 13th, 2023 - additional information TBD
UPDATED IN PERSON ADDRESS: Montgomery County Health Department
3060 Mobile Highway, Montgomery Alabama 36108
Phone number: 334-206-5366, Jacqueline D. Milledge
PO BOX: 303017 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3017
Written and oral responses will be received until (we find out additional information)
Alabama Public Health: https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/about/regulations.html
Notice of intended action: https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/about/assets/420-5-13.pdf