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I am so thankful to OPB for starting this discussion. In regards to Oregon programs that serve pregnant and parenting teens, I wanted to let you know about a nonprofit in Eugene. I co-founded Doulas Supporting Teens (www.doulassupportingteens.org), which was created to support and educate pregnant and parenting teens through prenatal education, labor support by a professional doula, postnatal home visits, as well as childbirth education class geared toward teens and parenting groups - all free of charge to the client. In the five plus years I have worked with pregnant teens, one thing is clear, they are as diverse a group as pregnant adults! Supporting them through the process of pregnancy, birth and early parenting has a profound impact, as it does for mothers of all ages. But just as we do not judge someone by their race, religion, or ethnicity, we should not judge others by their life experiences.

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