Two Birmingham-area hospitals will lose labor and delivery services in late October, including Shelby Baptist Medical Center and Princeton Baptist Medical Center, which had implemented innovative practices that reduced c-section rates and increased breastfeeding.
Shelby Baptist Medical Center will stop delivering babies in late October 2023.Brookwood Baptist Health will close two labor and delivery units in the Birmingham area next month, dealing another blow to pregnant women in a state where long drives for prenatal care have become increasingly common.
Closures often affect rural areas. In Alabama, some women drive more than 70 miles to reach hospitals with labor and delivery services. About 28 percent of Alabama women live more than 30 minutes from the nearest hospital with a birthing unit, compared to 9 percent nationwide, according to the March of Dimes.
According to the 2020 birth statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Princeton Medical Center had the lowest cesarean section rate in Jefferson County. It is the only other hospital in the county besides UAB to be designated as Baby Friendly, which means staff are specially trained to support breastfeeding.
Cooper left Princeton in December, but said she was emotional at the news of the department’s closure. She said she thinks the company that owns Brookwood Baptist Health, Tenet Healthcare, probably made the decision to end the service several years ago.
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