Wider Circle’s Stories From The Circle: Building Villages That Deliver Better Health Outcomes

What happens when you create a space where pregnant women and new moms don’t have to figure it all out on their own? Where overwhelming questions turn into shared conversations, isolation transforms into friendship, and where every mom gets the support she deserves.

In this edition of Stories from the Circle, we’re sharing how Wider Circle’s Expecting Together program is transforming the journey to parenthood.

Expecting Together

Building Villages for Growing Families

A support circle that walks with families from the first trimester through baby’s second birthday.

It started with a simple truth: pregnancy and early parenthood can feel incredibly lonely. The worry about doing everything right. The questions you’re too embarrassed to ask. The confusion about accessing the care and benefits you need. We knew there had to be a better way.

So we built something different – not just another program, but a true community. We found a place that feels like reunions with friends who truly get it. A support structure so you’re never alone. Expert guidance on prenatal care, postpartum recovery, and baby wellness wrapped in warmth instead of judgment. The transformation has been remarkable.

Women arrive at their first meeting carrying unspoken worries. They leave with new friends, answers to questions they didn’t know how to ask, and the feeling that they’re not alone. They learn about healthy eating habits, navigate healthcare benefits with confidence, and build birth plans without fear.

The support continues after delivery. Through exhausting first weeks and beyond, the community stays strong. Childhood immunizations, finding pediatricians, postpartum recovery – it’s all easier with people walking beside you. The results speak for themselves: reduced stress, better pregnancy outcomes, stronger connections to care, and moms who thrive through those first two years.

This is what happens when we stop expecting women to do it all alone. When we create spaces where asking for help is celebrated and every family gets the strongest start possible.

Expecting Together isn’t just changing individual stories – it’s rewriting what support can look like. One gathering at a time. One friendship at a time. One mom realizing she’s not alone at a time.

Because every family deserves a village. And that’s exactly what we’re building