A guaranteed income program for pregnant Black women is expanding in California.
San Francisco was the first in the country to provide supplemental income to high-risk pregnant women when the Abundant Birth Project began in June 2021 to serve pregnant Black and Pacific Islander people. The program provided $1,000 monthly payments over 12 months to 150 recipients, beginning in early pregnancy, to reduce what the program calls "racial birth disparities" by "easing economic stress.
Abundant Birth Project programs beyond San Francisco will provide Black mothers with monthly incomes of $600 to $1,000 for 12 months.An additional $5 million in state funding will allow the program to serve an additional 425 mothers. San Francisco Mayor London Breed said, "This guaranteed income program helps ease some of the financial burdens that all too often keep mothers from being able to prioritize their own health and ultimately impact the health of their babies and family. We hope the Abundant Birth Project serves as a model to address racial birth disparities throughout the region and state, and across the country.
The health impacts of the program are still being studied by the University of California at San Francisco, Berkeley and Davis.
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