For 30 years, First Care Women’s Health has been there for women and babies. Passionate about maintaining standards of an ultrasound-equipped clinical model, Director Becky Sheetz has already seen growth, rebranding, and development of community partnerships with the center.
Now, Sheetz is overseeing the opening of the clinic’s third location, where they can confirm pregnancy and walk with women in their pregnancy decision journey. The Dumfries, Va., First Care Women’s Health clinic opened in February 2026, adding to their Manassas and Woodbridge locations. All three are ultrasound equipped. They straddle the ends of Prince William County.
First Care was intentional in having all three locations along bus routes for accessibility. They also have a transportation service for clients needing a little extra help getting to the clinic, with a pre-vetted partner cab service that picks up and drops women off in the same location (for safety). They really care about getting her there! First Care had noticed that county residents who might not go across town to the earlier locations are now willing to come to Dumfries. The new location is now open to clients Monday-Thursday.
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First Care’s model has a focus on abortion-minded and abortion-determined women, and sometimes the abortion-vulnerable if their screening reveals some causes for concern. They aren’t afraid to get the hard phone calls and see the women in complex circumstances.
When clients call and ask the price of an abortion or the availability abortion pills trained staff respond honestly about the services available and the risks of abortion. The center is prepared for these conversations.
A cutting-edge piece of pre-abortion consultations offered by the centers is anemia hemoglobin screening to help women recognize the bleeding risks associated with at-home chemical abortion drugs. Chemical abortion which now accounts for over 63% of all U.S. abortions, according to the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Bleeding risks are present in chemical abortions regardless of a woman’s iron level, and with this service the clinic staff gets the chance to talk to her about the risks and her individual risk level, providing another way to get women to rethink chemical abortion.
Sheetz is committed to focusing on her local community and how best to serve the needs there with growing and adapting services geared for the clientele at their three center locations.
One center emphasis is reaching men - both those married to their clients and those who are not.
The key to First Care’s men’s program’s success is integrating the male leader into the center team as opposed to allowing the men’s ministry to operate in a separate silo. Staff plant the seed when making appointments by asking if a partner will accompany the client. When he’s willing, a client’s partner meets with a male advocate while the woman meets with her female advocate. A good relationship can build from there, Sheetz says.
With a new location, more women will be reached, more women and babies saved from abortion, and more women and men positively impacted for the Kingdom of God. Congratulations to First Care!
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