It’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month

May 16, 2022

Being a new mom can come with joys and obstacles, such as postpartum depression. That's why moms in our Healthy Start program can join small group therapy sessions at no cost to them! Licensed therapists lead the program, called Mother's Voice, in both English and Spanish - so our moms get the support they deserve. Learn more about Healthy Start at www.nurturekc.org/solutions.

Providence Medical Center awarded first ‘Nurturing Safe Sleep Champion’ status among KC hospitals

May 11, 2022

Nurture KC is facilitating a new certification for local hospitals to adopt a safe sleep policy for babies, train staff accordingly and provide corresponding education to parents. Providence Medical Center is the first hospital to complete this certification process and be recognized as a “Nurturing Safe Sleep Champion.”

“Practicing safe sleep for babies is one of the most simple and effective tools in preventing infant death. In Kansas City, unsafe sleep accounts for 16 percent of all infant deaths, and 24 percent of Black infant deaths. These deaths are preventable,” says Tracy Russell, Executive Director of Nurture KC. “Our goal is for every area hospital to complete this certification and, ultimately, save lives.”

Click "read more" below to learn details and hear from Providence Medical Center on this honor.

Celebrating Our Nurses

May 6, 2022

Welcome, Samantha! She will work closely with Nurture KC's Community Health Workers to improve birth outcomes for our Healthy Start program participants with high-risk pregnancies. Learn more about Samantha at nurturekc.org/team/samantha-menghini.

Samantha joins another nurse on staff - Katherine Campbell, Coordinator of our Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) program. Learn more about Katherine at nurturekc.org/team/katherine-campbell.

We appreciate both of our nurses and all they do to serve families!

Our View: Roe vs. Wade

May 5, 2022

Nurture KC's Healthy Start Program Director, Shannon Williams, talks with KSHB-41 News about Roe versus Wade potentially being overturned. Watch the news segment: "Post-Roe world could have significant consequences for communities of color." Unintended pregnancy often impacts "moms who are experiencing food insecurity, housing instability, homelessness and domestic violence," Williams says. "If Roe versus Wade is overturned, it will exacerbate a system that's already broken."