Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition Of Palm Beach County Inc

CenteringPregnancy is a unique, evidence-based model of client-centered group prenatal care that provides health assessment, education and social support. Eight to 12 women with similar gestational ages meet as a group, receiving dedicated time with a medical provider and health facilitator to learn care skills, develop a support network and ensure access to prenatal care built upon trusted relationships. The program served 809 pregnant women this fiscal year and continues to be one of the most effective models of prenatal care to reduce the rate of preterm and low weight babies, while nearly eliminating racial disparities in birth outcomes.

Our Basics4Babies Emergency Pantry for Infants remained the only infant focused pantry in Palm Beach County. Serving children ages 0-3 with diapers, formula and baby food as its core distribution focus, the program distributed more than 334,000 diapers, 22,500 containers of formula and 24,000 infant food packs to 11,056 children.

The Caps & Cribs Teen Mom Mentoring Program remains accredited through the National Quality Mentoring System by MENTOR, providing an evidence-based acknowledgment of the strong standards, safety and efficacy of the Caps & Cribs program. This program is a one-on-one mentor program that supports the educational, life, career, and parenting goals of teen mothers in Palm Beach County. Volunteer mentors are matched with pregnant or parenting high school aged teens and provide guidance, inspiration, and real-life experience in a trusting environment to empower teens to become independent, self-sufficient young mothers, support the elimination of repeat pregnancies and ensure completion of high school.

Circle of Moms, a maternal wellness program, is designed to support the one in five women who will experience mood and anxiety disorders before, during and after pregnancy. Through peer-to-peer support groups, care coordination and training for health professionals, this program aims to bridge the gap in maternal mental health services in our community. This year, 468 women and families participated in Circle of Moms. During this same period, training on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders was provided to 611 health professionals.The Organization remains the only Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Chapter in Palm Beach County, providing a resource for grieving parents and their loved ones who have experienced the tragic death of a baby through pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or in the first few months of life.The Organization's free Education Program for pregnant and parenting families focused on topics like breastfeeding, newborn care, infant/child CPR, fourth trimester support, and childbirth classes. The program is designed to offer critical education to parents and caregivers and workshops are taught by trained staff, as well as partner agencies throughout the community. 145 workshops were held this fiscal year both in person and virtually, and served 1,504 participants. Furthermore, a breastfeeding consultation program served lactation counseling needs of postpartum women.Postpartum Care Coordination provides health care navigation and education on postpartum care, also referred to as the fourth trimester, to ensure postpartum women have a primary care provider and pediatric care established for their infant, as well as needed payor sources. In its second full year, the program served 179 postpartum clients.

Stronger Together Doula Support, a birthing and postpartum doula training and certification program for women of color is focused on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality, while building a workforce of doulas in Palm Beach County. In its third year, the program has trained 31 doulas, fully certified 13 and were matched with 63 pregnant women during childbirth and postpartum.

Additional funding support at the Organization is used to focus on program development and enhancements, quality assurance, fund development efforts and other administrative needs to further the mission of the agency.