Relationships are key to physical and mental health, and necessary for survival. In no way is this more obvious than in the bond between a mother and child. In St. Louis, there are many organizations working to support families throughout pregnancy and beyond birth; because infant mortality is a complex issue the Maternal, Child & Family Health Coalition formed an inititiative called FLOURISH St. Louis – "to work in a new way to achieve large-scale, lasting improvements in the health and well-being of our babies and families". An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch last month describes "Letters of Love", a project which sends encouraging letters to pregnant women. To write a letter yourself, click here.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Healthy mothers, healthy babies.
Relationships are key to physical and mental health, and necessary for survival. In no way is this more obvious than in the bond between a mother and child. In St. Louis, there are many organizations working to support families throughout pregnancy and beyond birth; because infant mortality is a complex issue the Maternal, Child & Family Health Coalition formed an inititiative called FLOURISH St. Louis – "to work in a new way to achieve large-scale, lasting improvements in the health and well-being of our babies and families". An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch last month describes "Letters of Love", a project which sends encouraging letters to pregnant women. To write a letter yourself, click here.
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