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State expands Choosing Childbirth program, awards grants to address maternity deserts and support pregnant Oklahomans
Summary
Oklahoma Health Department and partner agencies announced a major expansion of the Choosing Childbirth program and related initiatives including Pregnancy Resource Navigators. New awards aim to expand services in maternity deserts and fund community supports up to the child’s first year.
State health and family‑services officials described an expansion of programs intended to help pregnant people and families carry pregnancies to term and access postpartum supports.
Jamie Ladoux, chief of innovation at the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH)‑partner agency, presented a summary of recommendations from the governor’s Helping Every Life and Parents (HELP) Task Force and described how those recommendations inform work under the Choosing Childbirth Act. She said the task force recommended five broad priorities — preventing entry to the child‑welfare system, improving family engagement, juvenile‑court reforms, strengthening…
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