About Us
Providing community support services for pregnant and parenting families
Urban Baby Beginnings® is Virginia’s first and leading nonprofit to build maternal and perinatal health hub infrastructure — delivering direct services while transforming systems of care for pregnant and parenting families across the Commonwealth.
Our Vision
UBB's vision is that every person of childbearing age in the United States has access to a high-quality, culturally tailored maternal health hub.
Our Mission
Our mission is to reduce adverse outcomes and isolation experienced by families during the prenatal, postpartum and early childhood years by increasing access to maternal health hubs which provide community support, workforce development, and advocacy for prenatal and postpartum families and their children.
Our guiding principle to “improve the lives of those we serve,” has been and will continue to be our promise to families who need us.
Our Beliefs
Urban Baby Beginnings® believes that all women should be trusted to make choices that are best for them
The lack of access to the support needed to improve and maintain one's health is detrimental to the health of the community
Honoring culture and its influence is paramount to addressing health and wellness
Community-led solutions are necessary for true community transformation
Our Commitment to Community
Urban Baby Beginnings® welcomes all families into a trusted network of care, offering no to low cost services, to those who qualify, through our perinatal maternal health hubs and vetted community partners. By advancing the standard of care through advocacy, collective impact, and coordinated support, we are building a stronger, more equitable system for pregnant and parenting families across Virginia.
Our History
Why UBB Leads Community Based Maternal Innovation
Our Founder
Urban Baby Beginnings was founded by Stephanie Spencer who has been a strong advocate in promoting safer motherhood and newborn health. She is a registered Nurse, Perinatal Educator, and Doula. Read more about her story and background.
Meet Our Team
We are forging critical links between healthcare providers and our own communities – the mothers, perinatal specialists and doulas who are trained in culturally sensitive ways to not only provide every-step-of-the-way guidance for the moms but, importantly, as their advocates as well.