Centering Healthcare Institute

Centering Healthcare Institute A better way to get care.

Transforming how healthcare is practiced and experienced, while empowering healthcare providers and patients to improve health outcomes through the Centering model.

04/30/2026

Feeling alone during pregnancy is more common than people think.

This recent segment from KUTV 2 News in Utah highlights how CenteringPregnancy® is changing that by bringing expectant parents together for care that goes beyond the typical visit.

Instead of a few minutes with a provider, expectant parents spend time in a group with others at a similar stage of pregnancy, building connection, learning together and staying more engaged in their care.

The impact is real:
✔️ Increased confidence
✔️ Stronger support systems
✔️ Better outcomes for both parent and baby

This is what happens when care is designed around connection, not just appointments.

Let’s make this the preferred standard of care, not the exception.

Strong facilitation is what makes Centering work.Last month, CHI partnered with Waco Family Medicine in Texas to host a ...
04/28/2026

Strong facilitation is what makes Centering work.

Last month, CHI partnered with Waco Family Medicine in Texas to host a Centering Facilitation Workshop, focused on strengthening the skills that drive high-quality group care.

Led by CHI Training Advisor Nephtalie Dujour, the session brought together nurse-midwives for hands-on learning and real conversation around:
✔️ Finding your facilitation style
✔️ Navigating group dynamics
✔️ Keeping sessions participant-led while still meeting clinical goals

The result was an energized group of facilitators ready to deepen the Centering experience for the families they serve.

And that shows up in every group they lead next.

What does it look like to make Centering the standard of care and not the exception?It looks like adapting the group car...
04/27/2026

What does it look like to make Centering the standard of care and not the exception?

It looks like adapting the group care model to meet every patient’s needs.

At Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, a new CenteringPregnancy® group for patients with diabetes has launched, ensuring more patients can access group care that is tailored to their experience.

Working alongside CHI, Hayley Hoffman, CNM, Director of Centering at Sinai, is leading this effort by:
✔️ Designing all 10 sessions specifically for patients managing diabetes during pregnancy
✔️ Embedding Centering as the default model of care, with patients opting out rather than opting in
✔️ Expanding access while maintaining high-quality, relationship-centered care

The first group is already underway, with four patients enrolled and more to come.

This is how sites are innovating within the model to expand access, improve outcomes and meet patients where they are.

Policy decisions happening right now in Michigan will directly shape access to maternal care.At a recent House Public He...
04/25/2026

Policy decisions happening right now in Michigan will directly shape access to maternal care.

At a recent House Public Health Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, CHI was invited to speak about the impact the state's investments in Centering have made for patient care.

Representing CHI, Michigan Associate Centering Advisor Isadora Martinez highlighted:

✔️ The rapid growth of Centering sites in Michigan
✔️ The increasing number of patients being served
✔️ The measurable impact of MDHHS funding on outcomes and access

CHI also used this moment to advocate for policy that would require commercial insurers to provide enhanced reimbursement for group prenatal care, helping ensure this model is sustainable and accessible statewide.

This is what it looks like to connect evidence, funding and policy to real patient impact.

More access starts one site at a time.📍 Nogales, AZAt Mariposa Community Health Center, CHI held a combined CenteringPre...
04/24/2026

More access starts one site at a time.

📍 Nogales, AZ

At Mariposa Community Health Center, CHI held a combined CenteringPregnancy® site launch and accreditation, bringing together 50 attendees across providers, partners and participants.

One participant said it best. After not experiencing Centering in her first pregnancy, she felt more prepared and supported for her second because of it. That’s the impact.

This is how access expands.
This is how care changes.

Let’s make this the preferred standard of care, not the exception.

✨ Stepping into Centering facilitation during your clinicals? Start here.Our Resident Facilitation Workshop (Virtual) is...
04/24/2026

✨ Stepping into Centering facilitation during your clinicals? Start here.

Our Resident Facilitation Workshop (Virtual) is designed specifically for residents and clinical learners at Centering sites—giving you the skills and confidence to step into your first group alongside experienced facilitators.

🔍 What you’ll gain:
✔️ A clear understanding of how a Centering session flows
✔️ Foundational facilitation and group engagement skills
✔️ Confidence to step into an active facilitation role

📅 Upcoming Virtual Workshops (Zoom):
🗓️ May 6 | 1:00–5:00 PM ET
🗓️ June 16 | 9:30 AM–1:30 PM ET
🗓️ July 22 | 12:00–4:00 PM ET

💻 Live, interactive training
💲 $200 per registrant (+ materials shipping cost)

💡 Open to residents and students completing clinicals at licensed Centering sites.

🔗 Learn more & register by following the link in the comments below!

As Black Maternal Health Week comes to a close, our work doesn’t.At Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI), we’re continui...
04/17/2026

As Black Maternal Health Week comes to a close, our work doesn’t.

At Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI), we’re continuing to expand access to CenteringPregnancy® so more Black expectant parents receive and experience transformative care.

Support us in making CenteringPregnancy the preferred standard of care: https://centeringhealthcare.org/donate-bmhw2026

This Black Maternal Health Week, we’ve shared what’s possible.Stronger support.True empowerment. Better outcomes.Through...
04/16/2026

This Black Maternal Health Week, we’ve shared what’s possible.

Stronger support.
True empowerment.
Better outcomes.

Through CenteringPregnancy®, care becomes more than appointments, it becomes connection, knowledge and self-care. .

And the impact is real.

Now the focus is expanding access to this care, so more Black expectant parents can experience it and transform their lives.

Donate today to help make this the preferred standard of care: https://centeringhealthcare.org/donate-bmhw2026

04/15/2026

Empowerment. Connection. Knowledge.

This is what care should feel like.

This Black Maternal Health Week, we’re changing what care looks like for Black expectant parents.

Help make this the preferred standard, not the exception.

Be part of changing the lives of more patients : https://centeringhealthcare.org/donate-bmhw2026

Black Maternal Health Week is about more than awareness.It’s about providing real solutions that improve outcomes for bl...
04/14/2026

Black Maternal Health Week is about more than awareness.

It’s about providing real solutions that improve outcomes for black expectant parents.

CenteringPregnancy® supports self-care. Participants gain access to knowledge and build connection and confidence that empowers them to advocate for better health outcomes.

✔️41% lower preterm birth risk for black mothers

We know the Centering model works.

Now is the time to make this the preferred standard of care to improve outcomes for all families: https://centeringhealthcare.org/donate-bmhw2026

04/13/2026

This Black Maternal Health Week we’re highlighting what care during pregnancy should feel like.

Jalecia found something through CenteringPregnancy® that many expectant parents don’t get in traditional care - real support.

”I can talk to others that understand me. It created a better support system. It made me more confident to be ready to be a mom.”

Connection. Knowledge. Empowerment.

This is what becomes possible when care is designed differently.

Help make this the preferred standard of care for all expectant parents today: https://centeringhealthcare.org/donate-bmhw2026

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