The Hidden Gaps in Maternal Healthcare Access

Large freestanding Mama Library with shelves of maternal health pamphlets and educational materials for rural Texas families.

Small wooden Mama Library station stocked with maternal health pamphlets and resources for pregnant and postpartum mothers in maternity care deserts..

Help Us Bring Mama Libraries to Rural Texas

About half of Texas counties are Maternity Care Deserts, meaning moms live far away from prenatal care, labor and delivery units, or reliable broadband needed for consistent telehealth access. Many families travel 30-50 miles for basic maternal care—or go without care entirely.

Save Texas Moms is seeking statewide support for the Mama Libraries Initiative: These simple, community-based, no-Internet-needed stations offer trusted prenatal, pregnancy, and postpartum pamphlets and local resources—designed specifically for rural mothers with limited access to medical care, devices, or broadband.

Mama Libraries are designed to be placed in trusted, everyday community spaces where families already visit:

Local libraries
Health clinics and FQHCs
Community centers
WIC offices
County health departments
Small rural hospitals
Family resource centers
Churches and places of worship

By placing these stations where families already gather, we ensure that every mother—regardless of broadband access, transportation, or distance—can reach reliable pregnancy and postpartum information close to home.

Your donation helps us build the first round of Mama Libraries in the rural Texas counties that need them most. A $50 gift can help print postpartum health materials. A $150 gift can help offset associated program costs (such as restocking). A $500 gift supports installation in a new community.

Be the reason a mom living in a rural or underserved community gets life-saving support. Thank you for giving.