St. Anthony Messenger: Pioneering Support for Pregnant Women

Charla Hale’s heart ached as she witnessed several frustrated women walk to the front desk and cancel their appointments.
“I have to get back to work” was one reason.
“I have to pick up my kids from school” was another.
Hale realized how lucky she was. She was on salary, able to work virtually, with flexible bosses, able to lean on her husband for support when her day did not go as planned.
When all was said and done, Hale’s ob-gyn appointment in Cincinnati, Ohio, took four hours. She managed. But what about the single mothers who were dependent on their hourly wage? Or whose personal schedules weren’t so flexible? Or, most common, who refrained from scheduling an appointment because of all these logistical complications, justifying their decision with the fact that they were “feeling fine” or could “wait until the next one”?...
Read the remainder of this feature in the January 2025 issue of the St. Anthony Messenger HERE. This is the first article in a series that looks at rebuilding God’s Church in the spirit of St. Francis. Click HERE to subscribe to the St. Anthony Messenger.
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