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Chosen Women Empower rebrand services with support from St. David’s Foundation
A Bastrop County nonprofit has expanded its maternal health program to offer free pregnancy and postpartum support to Black mothers Backed by a rural health grant from the St. David’s Foundation, Chosen Women Empower recently launched Chosen Beginnings, replacing its earlier Empowered Beginnings program, which focused solely on doula services. The expanded program adds health monitoring devices that transmit data through a secure mobile app, allowing licensed providers to intervene quickly if health indicators raise concern, according to CEO and founder Chevalier DeShay.
“Now that we have this program exactly how we want it … we’re already seeing changes in mom’s health and what mom is going through,” DeShay said.
