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The Bright Beginnings Infant Mortality Reduction Program

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Description

The Bright Beginnings Infant Mortality Reduction Program offers prenatal and postpartum services for underserved pregnant women and their babies. These services include in-home visits, case management, parenting training, birthing classes, a peer-to-peer support network, and linkage to human and social services. The program offers an Infant Mortality Reduction Toolkit, free pregnancy testing, access to medical care for mother and child, transportation to health services, assistance in obtaining health insurance coverage and counseling, family health education, and health and social skills training.

Goal / Mission

Bright Beginnings seeks to prevent poor pregnancy outcomes among Prince George's low-income, medically underserved women and children.

Impact

Bright Beginnings has provided services to thousands of women to help reduce infant mortality and prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes. The program has been noted as a promising practice by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene since 2010.

Results / Accomplishments

The program has provided services to over 2,000 women over a three-year period in the form of targeted case management services, health education, smoking cessation support, and linkages to early prenatal and post-partum care. The program was also able to successfully enroll 111 women over a two-year period.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institute Incorporated
Primary Contact
Dr. Deneen Long White
102 Old Largo Rd.
Largo, Maryland 20774
240-550-8607
contact@brightbeginningsmd.org
http://brightbeginningsmd.org/
Topics
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
Health / Health Care Access & Quality
Organization(s)
Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institute Incorporated
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Prince George's County, MD
For more details
http://brightbeginningsmd.org/
Target Audience
Teens, Adults, Women, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Submitted By
Bettye Muwwakkil

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  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.