title: Residential care as an alternative to abortion.
abstract: St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, through its Gehring Hall program, is offering unwed mothers an alternative to abortion. Gehring Hall provides accepted residents a stable, homelike living situation, comprehensive medical care, job opportunities, and counseling. St. Joseph's administration hopes the early experiences of Gehring Hall will inspire other health care facilities that adhere to Catholic teachings to serve unwed mothers, who have little other recourse in the public sector.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002410:Catholicism; D002641:Chicago; D003376:Counseling; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007086:Illegitimacy; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009035:Mothers; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000523:psychology; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work