The Resource Mothers Program is a support service to help pregnant women with PKU or women planning a pregnancy adhere to the medical recommendations needed for a healthy delivery. Resource Mothers are women who have experience administering the PKU diet but don’t have PKU themselves. Each Resource Mother is teamed up with a PKU woman to provide social, emotional and practical support. She serves as an adjunct to the clinical team.

Our first Resources Mothers workshop took place at the end of April in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Eight teams from Colorado, Indiana, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Nebraska, Utah, Florida and Nova Scotia, each consisting of one clinician and two Resource Mothers, will come together to learn how to start up and implement a Resource Mothers Program at their clinic/hospital.

For more information, please contact our Nutrition Services Department at 1-800-365-7354.