Pregnant Moms Will Thank You for Sharing These Resources
Everyone deserves to have a healthy pregnancy free of anxiety and worry. However, the sad reality is that many pregnant women worry about where their next meal is coming from, whether they will be able to afford next month’s rent, and how they will take care of their child. Pregnancy and birth are the […]
HOW ONE MOM RECEIVED PRENATAL VITAMINS
This is the experience of one expectant mom who found herself in a tough situation and needed help with prenatal care and prenatal vitamins. Though every situation is different, many aspects of her story reflect what other mom’s say about why they sought help from a pregnancy center or free health clinic. This is her […]
DO YOU KNOW WHY PRENATAL VITAMINS & GOOD NUTRITION MATTER DURING PREGNANCY?
Many statistical data, tables, as well as statements of facts in this article are from Dr. James B. Adams of the Arizona State University in Tempe. Blood vitamin levels, if unsupplemented, usually decrease during pregnancy (Adams et. al. 2022). Some of these include vitamins A, C, D, K, B1, B3, B5, B6, Folate, Biotin, and […]
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
In May 2021, Vitamin Bridge volunteers built an elevated platform for improved prenatal vitamin storage and protection. The platform was constructed using “marine-grade plywood,” which admittedly seemed a bit excessive. What were the odds of our office space flooding? This year a February ice storm caused a pipe to freeze, break, and flood our building. […]
BENEFITS OF QUALITY PRENATAL CARE
Did you know that: “Babies of mothers who do not get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who do get care”? (Office on Women’s Health, 2021) No Early DetectionIf a pregnant woman does not get prenatal […]
Record Breaking Delivery Day
What happens when Park Place partners with The Vitamin Bridge? We received Season of Giving grant funds to purchase additional prenatal vitamins, 20+ new volunteers, the ability to distribute 10,000 bottles of prenatal vitamins in a single day, and the impact has just begun. Our Park Place Season of Giving grant pays it forward for […]