A non-profit health center with nine locations in Chicago neighborhoods is working to improve outcomes for pregnant Black women, who face higher morbidity and mortality rates than white women, according to the CDC.
“Getting them in for annual exams and health promotion and disease prevention is really the first step at reducing this problem,” Tenfelde said.The BBO program offers patients a case manager to help navigate appointments and the healthcare system. They also offer home visits every trimester.
Barbara Blount just had a baby girl, Zion, one month ago and received her prenatal care at Near North Health. Blount’s pregnancy became high risk when she was in a car accident while pregnant, but she says the staff helped her through it. Deidra Fletcher is due in July with her fourth baby, and the prenatal care for each pregnancy was done through Near North Health.
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