Mimi’s House
A New Model for Maternal Care in Boston
Mimi’s House is Maternal Health Haven’s flagship project—a proposed community-based maternal care site located in Boston designed for high-risk pregnant and post-partum women experiencing housing insecurity. Mimi’s House will combine maternal health care with care coordination, mental health support, and connection to community resources. The model is tested, financially sustainable, revenue generating, designed to achieve transformative health outcomes for high-risk mothers and their newborns, and to reduce reliance on inpatient hospitalizations.
Closing the Gap for Boston’s Most Vulnerable Mothers and Babies
Every pregnancy is a time of profound change, and every woman deserves safety, support, and skilled medical care. Yet for women experiencing homelessness or profound housing instability, especially those with complex health needs, access to quality care can be extremely limited. Home care services are not an option if there is no safe or stable home to receive those services. In Massachusetts, homelessness is on the rise, and an alarming number of women are living without stable housing. Pregnant women of color face even greater risks of complications when housing and essential resources are out of reach.
Hospitals and shelters are not designed to provide the kind of holistic, comprehensive care these families need. Mimi’s House seeks to close this gap by offering a safe, supportive environment where mothers can heal. Services will include bedside nursing and portable fetal heart monitoring, uncomplicated post-partum care, mental health assessments and counseling, education on pregnancy and post-partum health, and lactation support. This approach helps women avoid unnecessary hospital stays and begin to build lasting health and stability for themselves and their babies.
What makes Mimi’s House unique?
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Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Obstetricians, midwives, doulas, nurses, case managers, housing specialists, and social workers working together to deliver individualized care and connection to community resources.
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Financially Viable Model
For the first time, a billable, financially viable care model tailored specifically to the needs of high risk pregnant and post-partum women and their newborns.
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Flexible Short Term Stays
Short-term stays of up to 12 weeks focused on connecting women to housing, shelter transfer, educational and workforce training opportunities, extending support through the baby’s first year
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Private and Community Spaces
The proposed 12–20-bed facility will include community space, lactation and nutrition support, and on-site childcare for the family, creating a haven for healing and growth.
A Model for the Future
Mimi’s House is just the beginning. Each new center will carry a grandmother’s name — maybe even yours — celebrating the women who’ve shaped us and inspiring a movement to bring this care to communities nationwide.
