pregnancy

It’s not easy to become a parent — especially for first-timers or people navigating tough circumstances. But one program is helping smooth the journey from bump to baby.

Health Care providers are turning to a holistic model of prenatal care, called the Centering Program, to improve birth outcomes, especially among women of color.

The initiative will find a new way to reduce maternal health disparities. In Maryland, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts.

City leaders say the Baltimore Baby Bonus violates state and local law. But teachers leading the charge say the challenge is “an undemocratic power grab.”

The Baltimore Baby Bonus would give one-time $1,000 payments directly to parents after they adopt or give birth. But voters have the final say.

The new facility will cater to adolescents and pregnant people.

The four year program hopes to reduce unintended pregnancies.

Black women are more than three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes.

The county and Luminis Health want to build a $300 million facility that will partially focus on women’s health.

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