How Mobile Maternity Care Units Are Helping Pregnant People Get Free Prenatal Healthcare

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'This lack of access to basic prenatal care often results in missed or delayed diagnoses.'

for women to give birth and access to care is likely an important factor," Mallory Mpare-Quarles, the D.C. Mission Lead for Betters Starts for All, told POPSUGAR."Women in both cities and rural areas are not able to easily access the quality health care they need. In particular, some women are not able to receive the necessary prenatal care that we know is important to ensure a healthy pregnancy.

"Through Better Starts for All, we are able to expand these services and communicate to people that there are resources available to support them through pregnancy and beyond." On an average day in Washington D.C., health providers in the mobile care unit see 12 patients per day. If they attend a health fair, they'll treat up to 25 patients per day. In Ohio, the need is just as great.is considered rural with lower access to care and decreased levels of insurance coverage, according to Abra.

 

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