Women have a network of pregnancy support ready to help them choose life.
Top-line messaging
“We stand ready to serve women so that no woman feels alone, coerced, or so hopeless that she ends her child’s life through abortion."
“Pregnancy Help Organizations have served women free of charge for decades and will continue to love and serve the women and children of our state.”
Hover over a state below to reveal how many life-affirming pregnancy help organizations there are in each state, according to Heartbeat's latest Worldwide Directory.
What is a Pregnancy Help Organization (PHO)?
Every woman deserves love and support during an unexpected pregnancy. That's why there are pregnancy help centers around the world dedicated to providing material assistance, moral support, and medical services to meet their needs.
PHOs are life-affirming non-profit service providers that provide women who have an unexpected pregnancy with alternatives to abortion. Their services often include free pregnancy tests, consultation, ultrasounds, material support; education and information on adoption and abortion; and services and referrals for ongoing pregnancy and parenting needs. There are approximately 2,750 Pregnancy Help Centers in the U.S. serving women and their families every day with a 99% satisfactory rating from clients.
Centers that additionally provide limited medical care under the supervision of a licensed Medical Director are called Pregnancy Medical Centers (PMCs). Their services include pregnancy tests and ultrasound, to prenatal care and STI/STD testing.
Pregnancy Help Organizations include many different service providers which support women wherever they are in their pregnancy journey and beyond and fall into two categories:
- Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRC) are non-profit organizations established by prolife supporters that work to assist women who have an unexpected pregnancy.
- Pregnancy Medical Centers (PMC) additionally provide limited medical care, from pregnancy tests and ultrasounds to prenatal care and STI/STD testing.
Other Pregnancy Help Services include:
- Maternity Homes – supportive housing helping pregnant women achieve stability in education, employment, finances, and prenatal care.
- Support Services – life-affirming adoption agencies, abortion recovery programs, and pregnancy support services.
How do Pregnancy Help Organizations serve women?
PHOs offer non-judgmental pregnancy consultation and support, including:
- Free pregnancy tests
- Pregnancy consultation (information about pregnancy options)
- Material resources (including diapers and formula)
- Post-decision support (parenting education, abortion recovery)
- Consultation with a licensed medical professional
- Limited ultrasound for pregnancy confirmation
- Testing for sexually transmitted infections and diseases
- Housing Referrals
- Abortion Pill Reversal
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