In an effort to end some of the wealth, health, and income disparities facing certain populations and improve maternal health and birthing outcomes, the city of San Francisco has launched a pilot program that will give pregnant Black and Pacific Islander women basic income . Under the Abundant Birth Project, approximately 150 women living in the city will receive a monthly stipend for a little over a year. The program, which is the first of its kind in the United States, aims to give mothers from particularly vulnerable groups the resources they need for healthy pregnancies and births.
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