Despite medical advances, pregnancy and birthing-related complications continue to increase in the US, particularly impacting Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) birthing persons.¹ Additionally, the prevalence of food insecurity among the BIPOC community is more than double what is experienced in white households.²

To address these nutrition-security and maternal health disparity issues, Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota and Blue Plus and NourishedRx developed a culturally-congruent food and nutrition education program for BIPOC birthing persons who were members of the Blue Plus Medicaid health plan.

Download our white paper to learn:

• About NourishedRx's personalized Food-as-Medicine approach, including home-delivered food and accompanying education and coaching.
• How these nutrition interventions positively impacted maternal and infant health outcomes, emergency department visits, and medical costs. 
• Participants' engagement and satisfaction rates with the program.

^{1 Blue Cross Blue Shield; 2 NIH}