West Alabama Moms Can Share Birth Stories for $50 Gift Card

Some moms and expecting moms in West Alabama have a chance to get paid from telling their birth stories with this West Alabama organization.

In the state of Alabama, there were 57,858 live births in the year 2023 according to March Of Dimes. Of those almost 60,000 births,  According to UAB Medicine, 10 to 20 percent of women do not know their pregnancy is high-risk until labor, and 12 percent of deliveries are premature.

There are multiple reasons a pregnancy could be considered high-risk.

Obesity, mental health concerns, age, medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension or preeclampsia are just some of the reasons a woman's birth could be labeled high-risk.

There is an organization in West Alabama that has partnered with UAB to pay current and expecting moms for hearing their birth stories.

WAWC Healthcare is partnering with University of Alabama, Birmingham to host two listening sessions in October centered around recent experiences with high risk pregnancy.

They are seeking participants who have been pregnant or given birth in the last three years whose pregnancies would be considered "high risk" for any reason, including mental or physical concerns, fetal anomalies, previous pregnancy complications, maternal age, lack of adequate prenatal care, or other factors.

The listening sessions will be hosted on October 11th and 25th from 11 am -1 pm, and lunch and childcare will be provided. All participants will also receive a $50 gift card for attending.

To express your interest, please fill out the survey here. Space is limited to 10 people per session.