Montgomery Perinatal Program reports client growth and plans model redesign

Oct 30, 2026

County maternal-child health staff said the Montgomery Perinatal Program served about 1,870 clients in FY26 (a 20% rise from FY25) and will adopt a new evidence-based 1 NCH model and a three-year road map to improve culturally concordant home-based case management.

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Mariana Sarani, the Maternal and Child Health administrator, told the HHS committee that the Montgomery Perinatal Program (formerly the Maternity Partnership Program) served over 1,870 clients in FY26, up from about 1,500 in FY25. "We believe that all these services are designed to promote healthy pregnancy, positive birth outcomes, and confident parenting," she said, describing home-based case management, universal screening for early intervention, postpartum and breastfeeding support, and referrals to county and community resources.

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