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OUR MISSION
Ensure all moms and babies in America, especially those with the greatest need, have the best start in life.

Map of counties of care deserts. Source: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Area Health Resources Files, 2019

7 MILLION WOMEN
of childbearing age live in counties without access or with limited access to maternity care.

Source: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Area Health Resources Files, 2019

500,000 BABIES
are born a year to women living in these areas.

ABOUT 35% OF COUNTIES
ACROSS THE U.S.
are defined as maternity care deserts.

Better starts for all moms and babies

At Enfa, our mission is to support the best start in life, which is why we've partnered with March of Dimes to shed light on factors impacting preterm birth rates and maternal risks and death.

Over the next three years, we will continue to develop sustainable programs that improve the lives of pregnant women across the country by increasing access to quality healthcare for pregnant women and new moms and decreasing preterm birth.

We will engage moms, health care professionals and policy makers with industry-leading research and educational resources.

Together, Enfa and March of Dimes will fight for the health of all moms and babies to ensure Better Starts For All.

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Regional Programs

We've put boots on the ground in Southeast Ohio and Washington D.C. Learn more about regional programs and how you can sign up for services to ensure that all moms get the healthcare they need.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy: what you should know

During pregnancy, your immune system isn't as quick to respond as it was before, and having a lowered immune system may make you more susceptible to illness.

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Demand #BlanketChange

Demanding equity, access and prevention for moms and babies.
Find out more at BlanketChange.org.

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Maternal mortality is rising in the U.S. as it declines elsewhere

Graph of maternal mortality comparing U.S. to other developed countries. Learn more about our mission

Health Resources

Caring for your little one during COVID-19

Healthy habits for pregnant moms

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Learn about our work to give all moms and babies in the U.S., especially those with the greatest need, the best start in life.

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Info graphic with text: Premature birth and its complications are the largest contributors to infant death in the U.S. and globally.
Info graphic of United States with text: Preterm birth rate 9.9 percent.
Info graphic with stethoscope text: 2 million women live in maternity care deserts-counties with no hospital offering obstetric services and no ob providers
Info graphic of United States with text: 35 percent of U.S. counties lack maternity care.
Info graphic with text: 60 percent of maternal deaths in the U.S. are preventable.
Info graphic with text: Every 12 hours a woman dies from pregnancy-related causes. Support #BLANKETCHANGE
United States map with counties in shades of red indicating maternity deserts. United States map with counties in shades of red indicating maternity deserts.

Yet women who live in these areas give birth to more than 500,000 babies a year. Nationwide, 35 percent of counties lack access to hospitals offering obstetric services and have no obstetrics providers. It's time for change.

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