Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County is a nonprofit organization improving birth outcomes through the compassionate and equitable delivery of early prenatal care, education, and support for all pregnant women across our communities.

Our Mission

We are here to nurture healthy births and families by meeting the physical, emotional, economic, and social challenges of pregnancy and infant wellness.

Our Vision

Our goal is to see all pregnant women receive early prenatal care, education, and support to improve healthy birth outcomes and end disparities.

Our History

In 1985, Palm Beach County experienced a tragic increase in poor birth outcomes from a lack of available prenatal care. In response, a concerned community under the leadership of Dr. Carl Brumback, Dr. Marsha J. Fishbane, and Dr. David W. Martin established our agency to ensure any woman who needed early affordable care during her pregnancy could get it. Begun as a volunteer-driven agency, HMHB grew through the decades to now boast 67 professionals on staff serving more than 10,000 expectant women each year. In 2021, we refreshed our look, vision, and voice, but one thing will never change: our commitment to healthy births.

Our Future

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies is proud to share with you our five year Strategic Plan. This roadmap to success focuses on three core goals in the areas of programming, fundraising and operations. The strategic plan is our agency’s living document, intended to be reassessed and modified when necessary in order to respond to the needs of our community. We invite you to join us on this journey and become part of a plan that will support the future of maternal health in Palm Beach County.

Our Values

We Believe In:

The Imperative of Prenatal Care

Every expectant mother has a right to receive care for optimal birth outcomes. Access to early affordable care forms the foundation for a lifetime of health and wellness.

Fatherhood and Family

Fathers are an integral part of pregnancy and birth. Whenever possible, we encourage fathers, family, and friends to join and value the journey of new moms and babies.

Wrapping Families in Love and Support

We are passionately devoted to the care of women and infants, surrounding them with the warmth, knowledge, and resources needed for successful birth and motherhood.

Giving All Families a Voice

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies calls for just care and representation for all families in our community, eliminating social, racial, and economic disparities in birth outcomes.