Alabama's plan for robots in maternity care sparks debate
Medical Xpress
February 18, 2026
It sounds like something from a science fiction novel, but Alabama officials' plan to use robots to improve care for rural pregnant women and their babies is real. During a January White House roundtable touting the first grants to states under a new $50 billion rural health fund, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz called the idea "pretty cool."
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 2/18/2026