The state of Alabama will house a new maternal health task force composed of several state and research organizations to improve maternal health services and outcomes.
The Health Resources and Services Administration State Maternal Health Innovation and Data Capacity Program, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, and the Alabama Perinatal Quality Collaborative will all be part of the task force.
Alabama currently ranks as one of the worst states for infant and maternal health, with rates of infant mortality above the national average, according to an Oct. 4 news release from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.