Implementation of a community-based doula program targeting Medicaid-eligible pregnant women in Bay and Saginaw counties. Culturally relevant training for local doula recruits to eventually provide non-clinical emotional, physical, and informational support to...
Addresses service delivery and access to care by connecting all pregnant and postpartum women seeking care at Munson Health OB practices and OB units with a community health worker. The CHW will connect patients with specialized home-visiting and perinatal support...
Development of a cohort of Black doulas to provide perinatal and delivery support to Black birthing women in Ingham County. The project will include doula recruitment, training, delivery of services, and cohort development all advised by parent and target population...
Calvin University will integrate the community-driven Women Supporting Women (WSW) model into the existing Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP) in partnership with the Kent County Health Department. Using a 20-year partnership with Kent County neighborhoods, public...
A health coach within the rural counties of Arenac, Iosco, and Ogemaw, will engage patients with the healthcare system and connect them to services based on their specific needs. Individuals across the perinatal continuum will be identified to participate in the first...
A dedicated substance use disorder residential treatment house for pregnant and recently postpartum women including a recovery house, specialized childcare, and on-site medical and behavioral health services. The center will address Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)...
This project aims to establish a centering pregnancy-group prenatal care (CP-GPNC) model in rural communities to provide an underserved population with care that engages patients in their prenatal and postpartum healthcare. The model will allow patients to receive a...
The purpose of this project is to execute a planning phase to eventually implement a prenatal and postpartum clinic in the City of Flint that will specifically address Black maternal health concerns such as preeclampsia, postpartum mood disorders, and prenatal...
The purpose of this project is to reduce syphilis infections and congenital syphilis through community-informed prevention intervention that increases awareness about risks, testing, and treatment of syphilis among women of childbearing age. This project will address...
