2 new programs at BMS aim to improve maternal, infant health
Baltimore Medical System is introducing two new programs aimed at improving health outcomes for pregnant women and their children. WBAL-TV learned about how the initiatives will work ahead of Thursday’s launch. A lot of the patients who come here are underserved and uninsured, and these new resources are meant to help those folks receive the care they need. The BMS team wants to reduce racial disparities in maternal and infant health by providing holistic, patient-centered care for pregnant mothers and babies.The new initiatives are called “centering pregnancy” and “centering parenting.” Participating mothers with similar due dates come together to receive information and support. They’ll receive everything from nutrition to stress management, labor and delivery, breastfeeding and infant care. Those with BMS said the model has been shown to decrease the rate of low-weight babies and nearly eliminate racial disparities in pre-term birth.”There’s a lot of evidence to show that the status quo is not working. So, we have to continue to try new and innovative approaches to delivering health care that are more responsive to what people need and also responsive to leading health inequities that we see in the city, the state and across the country,” Dr. Sarah Polk, Baltimore Medical System’s director of pediatrics, said.Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will join BMS when they officially kick off the new programs on Thursday.
Baltimore Medical System is introducing two new programs aimed at improving health outcomes for pregnant women and their children. WBAL-TV learned about how the initiatives will work ahead of Thursday’s launch.
A lot of the patients who come here are underserved and uninsured, and these new resources are meant to help those folks receive the care they need. The BMS team wants to reduce racial disparities in maternal and infant health by providing holistic, patient-centered care for pregnant mothers and babies.
The new initiatives are called “centering pregnancy” and “centering parenting.” Participating mothers with similar due dates come together to receive information and support. They’ll receive everything from nutrition to stress management, labor and delivery, breastfeeding and infant care. Those with BMS said the model has been shown to decrease the rate of low-weight babies and nearly eliminate racial disparities in pre-term birth.
“There’s a lot of evidence to show that the status quo is not working. So, we have to continue to try new and innovative approaches to delivering health care that are more responsive to what people need and also responsive to leading health inequities that we see in the city, the state and across the country,” Dr. Sarah Polk, Baltimore Medical System’s director of pediatrics, said.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will join BMS when they officially kick off the new programs on Thursday.
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