Pregnant? Need Help?
Get the Support You Need
If you or someone you know is facing an unexpected pregnancy and needs assistance, help is just a click away. OptionLine offers you access to pregnancy services and resources. You are not alone.
A network of Maryland pregnancy help centers, healthcare providers, church ministries, and other organizations is ready to support you through every step of your pregnancy. Whether you need medical care, emotional support, housing assistance, baby supplies, options counseling, or educational resources, help is available.
We understand that every situation is unique and we are committed to connecting you with personalized care that respects your needs and decisions.
CLICK HERE for Option Line—support is available 24/7 to ensure you have the help you need when you need it most.
Regret Taking the Abortion Pill?
If you have taken the first drug in the abortion pill process (mifepristone) and are having second thoughts, it may not be too late to reverse its effects!
If you’ve started a chemical abortion and regret your decision, Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) offers hope. Thousands of women have successfully reversed the process and saved their pregnancies. They are available 24/7 with compassionate care and expert guidance. APR involves administering progesterone, a hormone that supports pregnancy, to counteract the effects of mifepristone. The process is time-sensitive, so it’s crucial to act quickly.
CLICK HERE for Abortion Pill Reversal
Pregnancy Help Centers in Maryland
Whether you’re facing an unexpected pregnancy, considering abortion, considering adoption, or healing from abortion, the following organizations are here to help in Maryland:
Laurel Pregnancy Center (LPC), located in Laurel, MD, understands the difficulties you may be facing and you’ll be able to talk with someone who will listen. LPC will give you information you can trust and offer free services that are always confidential.
Centro Tepeyac Women’s Center – Fully bilingual services in English and Spanish – Located in Silver Spring, MD. Centro Tepeyac has served mothers and their families since 1990, not only encouraging them to choose life, but offering a holistic approach to care— empowering them through knowledge and addressing their needs from spiritual to material.
Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, founded in 1980, offers pregnancy testing, sonograms, abortion pill reversal, and resources to help women with education, employment, healthcare, housing, addiction recovery, post-abortive healing, and more. Their medical services facility is located next to an abortion facility in downtown Baltimore, MD.
Wellspring Life Ministry has been serving Annapolis, Bowie, Severna Park, and the surrounding communities since 1982. They provide free medical services, options counseling, education, post-abortion support, and community referrals for women and families.
Care Net Pregnancy Center of Frederick offers free services for women facing an unexpected pregnancy in Frederick County and the surrounding area. They offer pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, STI/STD information, family services, post-abortion services, parenting resources, and more.
Baywater Women’s Clinic is located in Easton, MD on the Eastern Shore. Baywater Women’s Clinic understands what you’re going through, and they’re here to help. Don’t face this alone. Contact them today to schedule your no-cost, confidential appointment.
Shady Grove Pregnancy Center, located in Gaithersburg, MD, opened its doors in 1983. They offer free pregnancy testing, limited ultrasound, and information on all your pregnancy options. They also provide a wide range of classes on topics such as healthy relationships, parenting, money management, nutrition, and more.
Hagerstown Area Pregnancy Center has served women and families in western Maryland for over 20 years. They help women transform their fear into confidence for life through no-cost pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, and options counseling.
Gabriel Network is based in Crofton, MD. For over 30 years, Gabriel Network has served women and children in Maryland and Washington, DC. Through a network of churches and volunteer teams, they provide comprehensive, compassionate support to pregnant and parenting moms and their families.
Healing After Abortion
It’s normal to grieve a pregnancy loss, including the loss of a child by abortion. It can form a hole in one’s heart, a hole so deep that sometimes it seems nothing can fill the emptiness. But you are not alone. There is support available. Find hope, healing, and peace through the following resources:
Silent No More Awareness Campaign
Project Rachel (Greater DC area)
Wellspring Life Ministry offers spiritual retreats and Bible studies for both women and men seeking healing after abortion
Resources for Men
Abortion can impact men, too. Here are post-abortion resources for men:
Men for Life: Post-Abortion Help for Men
Men and Abortion – Post-Abortion Information from Priests for Life
Male Grief & Trauma Following Abortion – Article by Vincent Rue, Ph.D., co-director of the Institute for Pregnancy Loss
Perinatal Hospice Care
Perinatal hospice programs provide special support and care through pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum in the case of an unborn baby who is likely to die before or shortly after birth. When a mother learns that her unborn child is ill and likely won’t live long, the news is devastating. Perinatal hospice provides medical, spiritual, and emotional support during this difficult time.
Isaiah’s Promise was founded in 1995 to care for families who decide to carry to term after receiving a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis. They provide support, information, friendship, and hope. Isaiah’s Promise serves families in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area.
Perinatal Hospice and Palliative Care
Adoption
Many women facing an unexpected pregnancy move immediately to the two most common options: parenting and abortion. But the third option, adoption, is often overlooked. Some of this is because popular culture has misrepresented what adoption really is or because it’s difficult to picture bringing a baby into the world and then placing that baby with another family.
You might have concerns like, “What if that family didn’t take good care of my baby?” or, “What if I live the rest of my life wondering what happened to my child?”
Those are normal questions, but they don’t necessarily mean adoption isn’t right for you. All they prove is that you already have maternal feelings for the baby inside you. It means that you are already becoming a loving mother, whether you will raise your child or entrust him or her to a loving adoptive family.
One thing that is helpful to know is that there are three common types of adoption: open, semi-open, and closed. Contact OptionLine to chat about adoption or to be connected to adoption help in your area. Or you can call 1-800-712-4357.
Adoption is a loving option!