A Woman’s Concern, a nonprofit pregnancy clinic, provides pregnant individuals with resources and support, held an event on February 14, 2025, showcasing its services. In attendance were representatives from organizations such as the Water Street Mission, CareerLink, and Nurse Family Partnership.
The clinic, located at 1102 Millersville Pike, features on-site medical services including ultrasounds and testing for sexually transmitted infections. Additionally, it provides counseling for current and expecting parents. The clinic offers its services up until a child’s first birthday.
A Woman’s Concern partners with different organizations to fill several needs of parents. Partner organizations can provide support in housing, food, healthcare, and transportation.
The event started with a light breakfast and was pivoted to a video presentation displaying a couple’s experience with the organization. Following the video, a tour of the facility with a simulation of a staff member acting as a college student who believes she is pregnant and comes to the clinic for guidance. Other staff members played the roles of counselor and ultrasound technician.
Through the tour, visitors learned the process clients go through at the clinic. When a parents shows up for their scheduled appointment, they are brought to a comfortable room and counseled by a staff member. Following this, they are given a pregnancy test. If it is positive, an ultrasound is performed to give the parents an image of their fetus, which is processed by a medical doctor. Before the ultrasound is performed, the partner is brought aside and given counseling of their own. Based on the testimony of Alyssa and Noah, the couple featured in the pre-tour video, parents are not judged or forced to decide whether to keep their baby.
If the pregnant individual does choose to keep the baby, they are offered a chance following the medical exam to have their questions answered, then connected with prenatal care. They are also are referred to the organization’s educational service, “Strong Families Program.” The first step of the program is called, “Navigation.”
In this step, the client is paired with a “client advocate,” who orients them with the program. Educational services provided by the clinic include group counseling, classes for partners, and life skills classes. The clinic also offers services for individuals who do not speak English, which Hartman said is a third of its clientele. The event ended with a short question and answer session.
A Woman’s Concern is open by appointment, Monday through Thursday.
Call-ahead availability on Fridays.
(Editors Notes: This article was written by One United Intern Jamie Hughes. Hughes, a Lancaster resident who currently attends Millersville University, he got his start in journalism by joining the university newspaper “The Snapper.” Hughes has a personal fascination with the history of the Lancaster area as well as the natural beauty of the county. He frequently visits locations around the county to photograph natural scenery as well as locations in Lancaster City.)
