New mom
The program West Side Healthy Parents & Babies is free and open to West Side families, regardless of income level. Courtesy of Manuel Martinez / WBEZ
New mom
The program West Side Healthy Parents & Babies is free and open to West Side families, regardless of income level. Courtesy of Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

The program aims to help in the first year of babies’ lives, a critical time period for their health. It intends to break down barriers on the West Side, where more babies tend to be born preterm, according to public health data.

Reset dives into how the program works.

GUESTS: Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ public health and county government reporter

Ayesha Jaco, executive director, West Side United

Katelyn Kanwischer, director of Maternal & Child Health Initiatives, Lurie Children’s Hospital

New mom
The program West Side Healthy Parents & Babies is free and open to West Side families, regardless of income level. Courtesy of Manuel Martinez / WBEZ
New mom
The program West Side Healthy Parents & Babies is free and open to West Side families, regardless of income level. Courtesy of Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

The program aims to help in the first year of babies’ lives, a critical time period for their health. It intends to break down barriers on the West Side, where more babies tend to be born preterm, according to public health data.

Reset dives into how the program works.

GUESTS: Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ public health and county government reporter

Ayesha Jaco, executive director, West Side United

Katelyn Kanwischer, director of Maternal & Child Health Initiatives, Lurie Children’s Hospital