Fort Worth Dallas Birthing Project
The Fort Worth/Dallas Birthing Project is a project which connects volunteers, called "SisterFriends", with high-risk, pregnant teenagers in North Texas, with the aim of reducing the area's infant mortality rate.[1] Volunteers provide emotional and practical support during pregnancy and for one year after birth.[2] Since the program began in 1997, it has helped more than 140 mothers, mainly in the African-American and Hispanic communities of Tarrant County, Texas, where the infant mortality rate is higher than the state and national averages.[1]
The project also runs the Aintie-Tia Program which trains volunteers to support African-American women between 18 and 35 during and after pregnancy with pre- and post-natal education and assistance during labor.[3] Funding is provided by the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the Amon G. Carter Foundation.[4]
In 2008, the National Institutes of Health funded a study into the effects of the program on birth outcomes.[5]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Fort Worth/Dallas Birthing Project
- Birthing Projrect USA Archived 2008-04-21 at the Wayback Machine