For Immediate Release: September 8, 2026
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Free pregnancy services, trusted resources and local support can help women navigate mounting financial and practical challenges, group says
PLANO, Texas — Rising health care, housing and child care costs are adding financial pressure for expectant parents, making pregnancy increasingly difficult to navigate for families already managing household expenses.
A 2025 KFF analysis found pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care averaged $20,416 in total health costs for women enrolled in employer-sponsored plans, including $2,743 in out-of-pocket expenses. Newborn health care spending averaged another $5,820.
Those expenses can arrive as families confront other costs. Pew Research Center disclosed in June that 48% of working parents needing care for a child age 5 or younger had difficulty finding child care meeting their cost expectations.
In addition, housing can compound the challenge as some expecting parents face a “new parent real estate penalty,” with family-related costs potentially pushing them toward less expensive communities.
Against that backdrop, Save the Storks provides free pregnancy services through mobile medical clinics, connects women with trusted resources through its digital platform and supports pregnancy health clinics offering ongoing care and practical help in local communities.
Founded in 2012, Save the Storks works to reach women who may encounter barriers to health care access, including transportation challenges, limited local services and financial hardship.
“Pregnancy can bring enormous joy, but it can also bring immediate questions about medical bills, housing, transportation and how a family will afford child care,” Save the Storks CEO Diane Ferraro said. “No woman should feel that she has to sort through those questions alone. Compassionate care, practical resources and a supportive community can help her see a path forward.”
The organization says three out of four women who step onto a mobile medical clinic choose life. One mother, Emily, faced an unexpected pregnancy and found hope after seeing her baby during an ultrasound at a Save the Storks partner clinic.
“Financial pressure can make an unexpected pregnancy feel overwhelming, especially when a woman does not know what resources are available nearby,” Ferraro said. “Our role is to meet her with compassion, provide accurate information and connect her with people and services that can walk alongside her.”
Save the Storks says its mobile medical clinics and partner network are designed to reduce practical barriers and connect women with local assistance rather than leaving them to navigate pregnancy-related needs including the growing financial and practical challenges surrounding pregnancy and access to compassionate care, trusted resources and community support, which can help women move forward with confidence.
Save the Storks exists to ensure that no woman facing an unplanned pregnancy ever feels alone. Save the Storks is a national nonprofit dedicated to empowering women with compassionate care, accurate information, and practical support so they can make informed, life-affirming decisions. Through partnerships with pregnancy health clinics, a growing network of mobile medical clinics delivering women’s healthcare directly to communities in need, and a digital platform providing always-on access to real care and real options, Save the Storks creates a story of hope for women and families across the nation.
Learn more about Save the Storks at www.savethestorks.org.
