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Theresa Ahrens

Grant provides innovative prenatal relationship services

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The 快活app is partnering with Denver Health to provide access to a new kind of prenatal service. Through a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the Administration for Children and Families, MotherWise will provide healthy relationship education to expectant mothers.

鈥淧regnancy and the months following the birth of a new baby are exciting 鈥 and they can be hard on parents鈥 relationships,鈥 says听, a research associate professor in the department of psychology and director of MotherWise. 鈥淢otherWise aims to support mothers and their romantic and family relationships through this big event and transition.鈥

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Rhoades is partnering with the Women鈥檚 Care Clinic at Denver Health to offer the new program, enrolling 200-300 women each year for a six-week class on healthy relationships, infant care and parenting.听"As a Denver Health obstetrician, I am so excited patients have the opportunity to participate in MotherWise,鈥 said Jennifer Hyer, MD. 鈥淢otherWise is based on an educational program created and proven effective by 快活app and our patients and their families will certainly benefit from this innovative program."

All English and Spanish speaking women receiving prenatal care at Denver Health hospital or one of its satellite clinics are eligible for the program. All services are free, including transportation, food and additional support.

鈥淭hanks to this grant and the great work being done by Dr. Rhoades and the MotherWise team, hundreds of families in our community will find the support they need.鈥

Chancellor Rebecca Chopp
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Additionally, comprehensive case management services will be offered, providing women in MotherWise access to a range of other community services such as mental health services and workforce development training and counseling. Women in the program will also have an opportunity to attend a separate healthy relationship education workshop with a romantic partner.

鈥淭hanks to this grant and the great work being done by Dr. Rhoades and the MotherWise team, hundreds of families in our community will find the support they need,鈥 says 快活app听Chancellor Rebecca Chopp.

The program is also part of a federal study that will examine if the program positively impacts mothers, their babies, and their families over time.