Description: This article describes ConnectionHealth’s Perinatal Community Health Worker (CHW) Program in Jefferson County, Alabama, which provides wrap-around support to address maternal and infant health disparities. CHWs deliver health education, social support, and navigation of healthcare and social services from pregnancy through 12 months postpartum. The article outlines the program structure, CHW roles, client engagement strategies, and training, offering a model for improving perinatal health equity in underserved communities.

Citation: Torres-Benson K, Rattan J, Warren Baumann A, West
L, Hall Ashford T, Shukla VV, Travers C, Quinney R, Budhwani H, Brown K, Ashford JJ, Toluhi AA, Cherrington AL, Tita ATN, Carlo WA, Sinkey RG
(2025) A model for perinatal health equity: A community health worker program in Alabama, Health Equity 9:1, 572–579, DOI: 10.1177/
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