Alabama birth centers focus on mission as court battle over state regulations continues

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 2,395

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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HUNTSVILLE — Last August, Anna Harshbarger gave birth to her son at the Alabama Birth Center in Huntsville — a normal method of delivering a child in her native country of Germany, but a non-traditional way in the United States.

She feared that she was “going to forget every English word I’ve ever learned and start speaking German,” but the team of five midwives and doulas made her feel more comfortable at every prenatal …

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