Alabama
Updated: June 2026
- Name of MHI Grantee Site: University of Alabama at Birmingham
- State: Alabama
- Organization Type: Academic Institution
- HRSA Grant Service Areas/Priorities: Urban, Rural
- MHI Key Contact: Martha Wingate
- MHI Key Contact Email: mslay@uab.edu
- MHI Grantee/Taskforce Website: www.alpqc.org
Current Innovations:
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Innovation Description |
Category topic(s) |
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Held 9 “What Moms Want” listening sessions across the state. |
Community Engagement – Advisory Groups & Listening Sessions |
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Alabama Maternal Health Toolkit development for presumptive eligibility. |
Workforce Training – Maternal Health Policy Advancements Community Engagement – Public Awareness & Education Campaigns |
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AIM Bundle Implementation – Severe Maternal Hypertension, Obstetric Hemorrhage, and Safe Reduction of Primary (NTSV) Cesarean Section bundles. |
Direct Clinical Care – AIM Patient Safety Bundles & QI Initiatives |
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Postpartum Bracelet & SPEED Pass Program for postpartum complication awareness. |
Community Engagement – Patient Education & Engagement Workforce Training – QI & Safety Trainings |
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Support a Fetal Monitoring Training hosted by the University of South Alabama with trainers from Huntsville Hospital, training Nurse Family Partnership and regional rural hospital nurses. |
Workforce Training – General Workforce Development Direct Clinical Care – AIM Patient Safety Bundles & QI Initiatives |
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Develop a statewide advisory committee to equip and train non-delivery hospitals for obstetric emergencies and promote a “Hub and Spoke” model of care delivery. |
Workforce Training – Simulations & OB Emergency Preparedness Workforce Training – General Workforce Development |
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Funded Birthwell Partners to train doulas serving specifically rural patients. |
Workforce Training – Community-Based Care, Doulas, & CHWs |
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Developed asynchronous training videos on management of pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder, mental health crises, and clinical emergencies. |
Workforce Training – General Workforce Development |
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Host webinars on clinical topics including preeclampsia, amniotic fluid embolism, maternal sepsis, hemorrhage management, and supporting physiologic birth. |
Workforce Training – QI & Safety Trainings |
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Development of maternal mental health resources and community trainings based on listening session results. |
Community Engagement – Patient Education & Engagement |
Resources
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