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St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center - Maternal Outreach Mobile Unit
In 1995, St. Joseph’s collaborated with the March of Dimes to develop a maternal outreach mobile unit (MOMobile) to provide early and continuous prenatal care to low-income women at little or no cost. The MOMobile has two fully equipped exam rooms, an ultrasound machine, an external fetal monitor and a laboratory. Services available include pregnancy tests, referrals and education. The MOMobile spends five hours a day in various locations and is staffed by nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurses and an outreach coordinator. Patients deliver at St. Joseph’s.
What is it?
In 1995, St. Joseph’s collaborated with the March of Dimes to develop a maternal outreach mobile unit (MOMobile) to provide early and continuous prenatal care to low-income women at little or no cost. The MOMobile has two fully equipped exam rooms, an ultrasound machine, an external fetal monitor and a laboratory. Services available include pregnancy tests, referrals and education. The MOMobile spends five hours a day in various locations and is staffed by nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurses and an outreach coordinator. Patients deliver at St. Joseph’s.
Who is it for?
Underserved/uninsured women in the Phoenix area.
Why do they do it?
In Arizona and the United States, disorders related to preterm birth and low birth weight are a leading cause of death.
Impact
Hundreds of women are seen each year by MOMobile staff. The average birth weight of babies born to MOMobile patients is seven pounds, seven ounces – two pounds over the mark for a low-weight baby.
Contact: Carmelle Malkovich
Senior Public Relations Specialist
Telephone: 602-406-3319
E-mail: carmelle.malkovich@dignityhealth.org
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