988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for immediate mental health crisis support, any hour. For a medical emergency call 911.
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Newborn Resources in Birmingham, Alabama
Feeding help, pediatric care, postpartum mental health, donor milk, car seat checks and practical support. Organizations we point families to, whether or not they ever work with us.
Need help right now?
For a medical emergency call 911. For urgent concerns about your baby, call your pediatrician. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988.
New parents in Birmingham are usually handed a folder at discharge and left to work out the rest. This is the list we find ourselves giving families over and over.
Nobody pays to be on it, none of these are referral partners, and we receive nothing if you contact them. If something is out of date or missing, tell us and we will fix it.
There is also a one-page printable quick reference if you would rather have something on the fridge than a page to scroll.
Urgent help
PSI HelpLine
Peer support for perinatal mental health. Call 1-800-944-4773, or text “Help” to 800-944-4773. Open 8am to 11pm Eastern. Not an emergency service.
Visit resourceChildren’s of Alabama Emergency Department
Round-the-clock pediatric emergency care in Birmingham for illness or injury that cannot wait.
Visit resourceHospitals and birth
UAB Women & Infants Center
The regional high-risk center, with a large NICU. Ask about classes and discharge resources.
Visit resourceUAB St. Vincent’s Maternity Support Center
Parent classes, nurse navigators and lactation support.
Visit resourceBaptist Health, Brookwood
Women’s services, maternity care, classes and tours.
Visit resourceGrandview Medical Center
Maternity and childbirth services, and hospital-specific parent resources.
Visit resourceFeeding and lactation
Birmingham Breastfeeding
Local IBCLC practice offering consultations and classes. Ask about insurance before the first visit.
Visit resourceUAB breastfeeding support
Hospital lactation support before and after birth, including help getting feeding started.
Visit resourceAlabama Breastfeeding Committee
Statewide body with support group information.
Visit resourceADPH breastfeeding programs
State breastfeeding support, including help available through WIC.
Visit resourceMother’s Milk Bank of Alabama
The state’s only human milk bank. Screened, pasteurized donor milk, and they accept donors.
Visit resourceMental health
Postpartum Support International
Online support groups, a peer mentor program and a provider directory.
Visit resourcePSI Alabama chapter
Alabama volunteers, local support groups and provider connections.
Visit resourceSafety
Safe Kids Alabama
Led by Children’s of Alabama. Car seat checkups and safety workshops.
Visit resourceADPH car seat inspection stations
Certified technicians who will check your install free of charge. Call before visiting.
Visit resourceSafe to Sleep
Federal safe sleep guidance, and how to set up a safer sleep space.
Visit resourcePediatric care
UAB Pediatric Primary Care Clinic
General pediatric care from birth, with access to specialists and after-hours support.
Visit resourceAlabama newborn screening
The heel-stick, hearing and critical congenital heart disease screenings, and what follow-up looks like.
Visit resourceMoney and practical help
Alabama WIC
Nutrition and breastfeeding support for eligible pregnant and postpartum parents and young children.
Visit resourceFind your local WIC clinic
Locate a clinic, or call 1-888-WIC-HOPE with Alabama WIC questions.
Visit resource211 Alabama
Food, housing, utilities and family assistance. Dial 211, or text your ZIP to 898-211.
Visit resourceLocal community
Birmingham Mom Collective
Local parenting writing and resource round-ups.
Visit resourceBirmingham Parent
Long-running local parenting publication with event listings.
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Before you start calling
- Check current hours and availability directly. Groups change schedules more often than websites get updated.
- Ask whether a service is covered by your insurance before the first visit, particularly for lactation care.
- If you delivered at a hospital, start with their own support line. Most offer more than families realize.
- For anything urgent about your baby, call your pediatrician rather than working down a list.
General information for Birmingham families, not medical advice. Nobody paid to be listed and none of these are referral partners. Links go to sites we do not control. For anything urgent about your baby call your pediatrician, and in an emergency call 911. Links last checked September 2026. Reviewed by Leslie Brewer, CRNP.
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We provide in-home newborn nursing across the Birmingham metro. If something on this page is a better fit than we are, we will tell you that too.