Coatesville Maternity Home
The HOHC Maternity Home in Coatesville, PA can house up to six pregnant young women between the ages of 12 and 17.
Expecting mothers receive loving support while you transition to your new life as a mom. Our maternity home in Coatesville, PA, offers a warm family environment for you and five other expecting mothers. Houseparents live with you and guide you through your pregnancy, help you with prenatal health care and help you provide a safe, enriching environment for your child. You may also have confidential adoption counseling, if you choose.
We provide many services at this Home, including:
- Continuation of education in the local public school system or GED program
- Prenatal and postnatal health care
- Childbirth preparation
- Social work services
- Adoption option counseling and support
- Nutrition, Life Skills, and Relationship classes
- Counseling
- Spiritual care
- Love and support
Full-time house parents live in the home and provide supervision, guidance, and care for the residents throughout their stay.
Testimony of a former Maternity Home resident
In 1995 I made some decisions that would change my life forever. I was a 15-year-old sophomore in high school and at that time I thought life was pretty good. The transition from middle to high school was exciting especially since I had recently made the cheer-leading squad. My grades were good, I had plenty of friends, and I had recently began dating an older guy at my high school.
Soon after my sophomore year began, I realized that I had to watch out for a certain group of girls that were not very fond of me. After a few close calls I made a bad decision to bring a knife to school for protection. I was eventually caught with the knife and expelled for the remained of the year. My mother then enrolled me in a Christian school that was gracious enough to give me a second chance. After just a few months, I learned I was pregnant. The realization that I was going to be a mother hit me hard. I finally decided I needed to tell my parents and that was a night I'll never forget. There was yelling followed by lots of tears and just so many other emotions that come along with this type of difficult situation. I remember thinking that night was the worst night of my life. I had no idea that my world was about to be shook to it's core. The very next day I learned that my boyfriend was killed by a stray bullet just a few hours earlier. I felt like my world was literally crumbling. I was so lost and I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do. The school I was attending recommended House of His Creation and naturally I DID NOT want to go. However, my parents knew that this would be best for me. At House of His Creation I could make the important decision whether to parent my baby or make an adoption plan.
When I came to the house three other girls were already there and even though our stories were all different our pregnancies helped us bond. During my stay I was able to finish out my sophomore year, work through painful issues with a counselor and learn much needed parenting and cooking skills. The most important decision I made was recommitting was my life to Jesus. I truly believe that my pattern of bad choices began to change while living at House of His Creation. There were definitely set back and times when I had a bad attitude but everyone at the house cared about me and my baby so much it always lead me right back to Jesus.
On October 7, 1995 I delivered a healthy baby boy. The moment I looked at him I knew I wanted the very best for him. God has used the very child that I thought was a result of my biggest failure and turned him into my greatest accomplishment. Looking at my son when he slept made me demand more of myself. Things I felt were impossible to do with a baby, God has helped me do. I learned quickly that all things are possible through Christ. I went on to finish high school and go on to a two-year college to become a Radiologic Technologist. I married a wonderful man who not only loves me but loves my son as his very own. I now have 3 more children and teach a sexual integrity class at House of His Creation's mother & baby home.
Sometimes when my house is quiet I sit and look at our family portraits hanging on the wall. I can easily be moved to tears when I think back nearly 15 years ago. I remember the thought of abortion crossing my mind and I'm so thankful that God raised up a ministry like House of His Creation to be there for me in my most desperate time of need. This ministry truly is the Hands and Feet of Jesus.