Care that connects, from pregnancy through postpartum
Empowering. Healing. Thriving.
Empowering. Healing. Thriving.
A local health department program to cultivate conditions for families to thrive.
Healing-centered, integrated, community maternity care
Thriving Hearts NC connects maternity care, public health and community support across 10 North Carolina counties to help improve maternal health and reduce high blood pressure during pregnancy.
We believe pregnant and postpartum people should have what they need to thrive, in the clinic, at home, and in their communities.
Connecting care across clinics, homes and communities
Connecting people and support so birthing people and their care teams have the connection, support, and trusted people they need to thrive through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
For Families
Tailored support for your pregnancy and postpartum journey
Thriving Hearts connects you with practical support, including community health workers, local resources, Legal Aid referrals, blood pressure support, and personalized text messages.
Get personalized pregnancy and postpartum resources by text: Sign Up for Thriving Hearts Texts
For Health Teams
Support for the people caring for families
Thriving Hearts works alongside participating maternity care and public health teams to strengthen preeclampsia screening, blood pressure monitoring and care workflows, while connecting patients with additional support outside the clinic.
Clinic teams can access customized tools and technical assistance, Care Kits and patient education, staff wellbeing support, and continuing education opportunities where offered. Join an upcoming Thriving Hearts NC Training.
Postpartum Survey
If you recently gave birth, sharing your experience can help to improve care
Check your mail for the Thriving Hearts NC Postpartum Survey
If you gave birth in the last 6-months, you may be invited to take the Thriving Hearts Postpartum Survey, your experience can help shape stronger, more connected support for birthing people and families across North Carolina.
The Thriving Hearts Approach
Our goal is to reduce rates of high blood pressure in pregnancy in ten North Carolina counties through blood pressure support and education, community health workers, provider training, community resources, and partnerships rooted in local communities.
Blood pressure support
Supporting preeclampsia risk screening, at-home blood pressure monitoring and low-dose aspirin when clinically appropriate.
Community connection
Connecting pregnant and postpartum people with community health workers and practical local support, including food, transportation, benefits, mental health resources and Legal Aid referrals.
Support for health teams
Providing participating healthcare and public health teams with tools, technical assistance, patient education, training and resources that support staff wellbeing.
Research + learning
Using surveys, interviews, health information and implementation data to learn how this connected approach works across different people, communities and care settings.
The work is designed to improve maternal health and reduce hypertensive conditions of pregnancy while addressing the inequities and disparities that shape pregnancy and postpartum outcomes across the counties we serve.
We are collaborating with teams and families to learn what it takes to make connected maternity care work well across different communities and care settings, and understand how the approach affects maternal health outcomes.
