Healthy Parents & Babies

Strategies Developed to Best Care for Pregnant People & New Families and to Promote a Strong Continuum of Support

Research shows that how people are treated during childbirth can affect the health and well-being of both parents and children. Limitations in the current constellation of services and supports available for pregnant people and families with infants also contribute to poor outcomes, such as maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. 

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Perinatal Supports

Alleviate racial and ethnic disparities in the health and wellbeing outcomes for both infants and their birthing parents by prioritizing crucial perinatal supports. 

Home Visiting

Evidence-based home visiting fosters seamless, uninterrupted and equitable access to high-quality early childhood experiences and services from the prenatal-through-early-childhood periods.

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