by First Year Cleveland | Jul 26, 2023 | Community Stories
SAFE SLEEP ADVOCATE After the devastating loss of her four-month-old son, Maison, in 2012, Ramia turned her sorrow into activism. As a member of the First Year Cleveland Safe Sleep program, Ramia has shared her story in an effort to spread the importance of the ABCDs...
by First Year Cleveland | Jul 26, 2023 | Community Stories
In the CenteringPregnancy program, new moms meet in a group setting for good visits during their child’s first year of life. At the sessions, the infants receive their normal screenings, while the moms interact in a group discussion on what to expect during the first...
by First Year Cleveland | Jul 26, 2023 | Community Stories
CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER After the loss of her twins, Samantha P. used fitness as a way to move through her grief. As a personal trainer and owner of Renegade Soul, she extends the space for her clients to do the same. Every week on Instagram, she posts about Infant...
by First Year Cleveland | Jul 26, 2023 | Community Stories
ADVOCATE FOR SAFE SLEEP After the devastating loss of her grandson, Brandyce, in 2013, due to an unsafe sleeping arrangement, Marlene B. turned her sorrow into activism. Marlene has shared her story in an effort to spread the importance of the ABCDs of safe sleep,...
by First Year Cleveland | Jul 26, 2023 | Community Stories
As a busy working couple, Katie H. and her husband Joseph were excited to welcome their first child (a girl!) to the family. Katie heard about CenteringPregnancy at University Hospitals from her midwife, and decided to try the nontraditional program for her prenatal...
by First Year Cleveland | Jul 26, 2023 | Community Stories
I liked the CenteringPregnancy program because it gave me an opportunity to hear the answers to questions that I didn’t even know I had. The opportunity to “crowdsource” for questions and thoughts was fantastic. Additionally, it let me know that I wasn’t crazy as it...
