Purpose of the Mamas 2 B Blog
The Mamas
2 B blog provides pregnant women with information on prenatal care. It aims to
answer questions like:
- Why do I need prenatal care?
- When should I make my first appointment?
- What will happen when I go to the doctor’s?
- What should I be eating?
- Is there anything I need to avoid?
- And so on!
Overview of the Mamas 2 B Intervention
The Mamas 2 B program helps pregnant, economically
disadvantaged women in Baltimore City get prenatal care. There are several
parts to the program.
- Pregnant women who visit health clinics will be given an info packet on prenatal care, including educational materials and resources for setting up and attending appointments
- A mobile health van travels to different locations in the city and offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and blood tests for the initial prenatal appointment.
- Volunteers give women rides to their doctor’s appointments
- Nurses visit women at home biweekly to provide medical support, monitor the pregnancy, and answer any questions.
- Volunteer “mommy mentors” in their community, who have been pregnant under similar economic circumstances, will provide emotional support and increase participants’ self-confidence that they can take good care of themselves and give birth to a healthy baby.
Program goals
Short-term:
- Women learn importance of prenatal care to health of baby
- Women pursue prenatal care early in pregnancy
- Women continue their prenatal care throughout the pregnancy
- Women will have regular support and get their questions answered
Medium-term:
- Women eat healthy foods, gain an appropriate amount of weight, and get tested and treated for any complications
- Women ideally will give birth to a healthy baby
- Women will feel more empowered about their pregnancy
- They will encourage pregnant friends, family, and community members to get prenatal care
Long-term:
- Rates of preterm and low-birth-weight babies decrease in the communities served by the program.
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