February: Stork’s Nest

February’s Share the Plate recipient is Stork’s Nest, an incentive-based prenatal health program for low-income pregnant women. Through community outreach for needy expectant mothers, they focus on increasing the number of women receiving early and regular prenatal care to prevent cases of low birthweight, premature births, and infant deaths. The program employs education and incentives to promote early and adequate prenatal care and encourage healthy behaviors during pregnancy. They offer supplies, prenatal education classes, stress-reduction techniques, and nurse home visiting programs to improve maternal and children’s health care in Chester. STP includes the plate collection on the 2nd Sunday and any funds sent via text; IE: 20 to 610-756-8883 for a $20 donation.