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Marquette Neighborhood Health Center

Help the MNHC reduce infant mortalities. Support CenteringPregnancy!

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Marquette Neighborhood Health Center

Marquette Neighborhood Health Center

Marquette Neighborhood Health Center

Marquette Neighborhood Health Center

Marquette Neighborhood Health Center

Help the MNHC reduce infant mortalities. Support CenteringPregnancy!

Help the MNHC reduce infant mortalities. Support CenteringPregnancy!

Help the MNHC reduce infant mortalities. Support CenteringPregnancy!

Help the MNHC reduce infant mortalities. Support CenteringPregnancy!

Tim Cigelske
Tim Cigelske
Tim Cigelske
Tim Cigelske
14 Campaigns |
Milwaukee, United States
$1,325 USD by 23 backers
$1,325 USD by 23 backers on May 2, 2015
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Help MNHC Reduce Infant Mortality 

by Empowering Mothers

The Marquette Neighborhood Health Center is an intimate clinic dedicated to women’s health care with a specialization in pre-natal care. Our individualized care is unparalleled. MNHC is a place where an hour appointment means you get the whole hour. Each day we work to reduce Milwaukee's infant mortality rate by empowering women with the knowledge they need to have a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby.

One of the unique programs we offer is called CenteringPregnancy.  Under the professional guidance of MNHC’s nurse-midwives, women in the program learn how to practice self-care through taking their own blood pressure and weight along being provided with tools to make healthy choices. The women also enjoy support from fellow expectant mothers. The program is 10 sessions that are two hours long which gives expectant moms an opportunity to share the physical and emotional challenges they are going through along with giving each suggestions about what works well.

"It's really individualized.  You get personal care--it's very one-on-one."                              -CenteringPregnancy Participant

Here's Where You Come In!

Funding is tight and we need your help to fund our next class of CenteringPregnancy. It will take $1,300 to cover the cost of staff time and supplies. If everyone pitches in  $25, $50, $100, or whatever amount you can afford, we can bridge the gap and get the next session off the ground. 

Your Support Means 10 Healthy Moms and Babies

If we meet our fundraising goal, that means 10 more moms can participate in a CenteringPregnancy session. We have a pretty good track record, if you pardon us tooting our own horn! Here are a few statistics about our work:

  • 98% of MNHC's clients have full-term pregnancies (this is 10.5% better than the national average).
  • 7% of MNHC clients deliver by C-section (the national average is 32.8%).
  • 97% of MNHC clients return to the Center for postpartum exams.
"Everyone makes me feel comfortable, and I can talk to them about what I need to." -CenteringPregnancy Participant

Other Ways You Can Help

We know not everyone is able to provide a big financial donation, and that's okay! We still would love your help. Here's what you can do:

  • Share our crowdfunding page--Post/Tweet/email this page to urge others to help us meet our goal.
Sample posts you can use:
Be a part of reducing infant mortality by empowering mothers--support the Marquette Neighborhood Health Center: http://igg.me/at/mnhc

Fight infant mortality in MKE--help the Marquette Neighborhood Health Center http://igg.me/at/mnhc
  • Spread the word-Tell your friends about the awesome work being done at the MNHC. We know we're a hidden gem for holistic pre-natal care, but care of this quality is too good to keep a secret!

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Meet a Nurse-Midwife

$100 USD
Ever been curious what exactly a nurse-midwife does? Spend one-on-one time with a MNHC nurse-midwife in-person or via video chat. You can let her walk you through it, or ask any burning questions about the profession you have!
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MU Nursing Twitter Shout-Out

$10 USD
You will receive a tweet shout-out from the official Marquette University Twitter account! Feel free to re-tweet it for maximum Twitter glory! #awesome
3 out of 50 of claimed

Thank You Note

$25 USD
There's nothing like a good old-fashioned note in the mail, is there? A member from the MNHC crowdfunding campaign team will personally write you a hand-written message to thank you for your support.
2 out of 50 of claimed

Staff Guided Tour

$50 USD
Are you a hands-on person who likes to check things out yourself? Then this is the tour for you! A MNHC staff member will personally give you a walking tour of the clinic, tell you more about the amazing pre-natal care offer, and tell you a bit about its history.
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Keep Calm Poster

$500 USD
If you donate at this level, you just get us. You understand the work we do to fight infant mortality in Milwaukee. We're going to guess you're a pretty big fan of midwives too and know their care can't be beat! For a $500 donation, we will send you a "Keep Calm, Call a Midwife" poster.
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