Duke University has received a $30 million, 10-year grant from the Pritzker Children’s Initiative to improve maternal and early childhood health across North Carolina. The effort will bring together experts in clinical care, economics, policy, and public health — alongside families and communities — to create more connected, effective systems of care for pregnant women and young children.
Across North Carolina, care during pregnancy and early childhood is delivered through systems that were not designed to work together. For families, that can mean navigating multiple providers, programs, and services without clear coordination or support.
This initiative aims to change that — and create a future where every pregnant woman and every baby is supported by their communities and systems that deliver real-time, trusted care, social supports, and economic resources from pregnancy through the earliest years of life.