SC MOMs | Diabetes Free SC

Model of Care for Managing Maternal Diabetes

The SC MOMs program is an initiative designed to improve outcomes for pregnant women with diabetes through a coordinated, patient-centered model of care. Launched by Diabetes Free SC in 2020 and expanded in 2025, SC MOMs addresses the complex challenges of diabetes in pregnancy with a multidisciplinary approach.

Centralized care and resources

A wheel with "SC MOMs" in the mdidle made up of gray and blue labeled wedges that read Telemedicine, Nursing, CHWs, Primary Care, Endocrinology, Device Management, Nutrition, Mental Health, Navigator, Social Work, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Diabetes Education. With a circle in the middle that reads SC MOMs. Women enrolled in SC MOMs through our partner health care sites receive care from a team that includes maternal-fetal medicine specialists, endocrinologists, diabetes educators, nutritionists, behavioral health experts and community health workers. This integrated model ensures timely interventions, personalized treatment plans and continuous glucose monitoring — helping women achieve optimal glycemic control and avoid complications like birth defects, stillbirth and preterm birth.

SC MOMs also tackles barriers to care by offering services at centralized maternal care centers and through telehealth, making it easier for women in rural or underserved areas to access consistent, high-quality care. Nurse navigators and social workers further support patients by connecting them to mental health services, fresh food and postpartum resources through the Women’s Health Initiative.

Explore more about the SC MOMs model, patient stories and our partner organizations.

Approved SC MOMs partners

SC MOMs is currently serving patients through Prisma Health and MUSC Health. Visit each to learn what is offered to patients and referring providers.

Changing the course for women in South Carolina

Clinical Outcomes

Assessing the Impact of the 'Management of Maternal ('MOMs') Diabetes Program' in South Carolina

Patient Success Stories

Kianna

Meet Kianna, a brave mother from Spartanburg, South Carolina, whose journey through pregnancy was transformed by the SC MOMs program. Her story highlights the critical role of coordinated, team-based care in managing maternal diabetes and ensuring healthy outcomes for both mother and baby.

Samantha

In this blog, we feature Samantha, a mother who benefited from the SC MOMs program during her pregnancy and continued her diabetes management with the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) postpartum. Her story underscores the importance of ongoing support for new mothers with diabetes.