Access to quality health care is critical to a mother’s health before, during and after pregnancy, and to the health of our littlest New Yorkers. In East Flatbush, the rate of expectant mothers receiving late or no Prenatal care is higher than the citywide rate. One in eight births to East Flatbush residents is preterm (three or more weeks before the due date), higher than the citywide rate. Although teen pregnancy has declined across NYC; East Flatbush’s teen birth rate is 20.6 per 1,000 teen girls.
