The newest addition to the Mooseheart campus, opening in October of 2011, is the Maternity Home located in the once vacant South Carolina house. The home is a intended to be a safe haven for underage mothers like Amber, 17, left, who takes a walk around t

The maternity home has the ability to take in up to five mothers between the ages of 12 to 17 in the months leading up to their birth, as well as 10 weeks afterwards. The girls have to be accepted into the program, as well as adhere to Mooseheart's rules

Pregnancy magazines and newborn books are a constant reminder that this is not the typical home at Mooseheart. After her baby shower, Amber writes thank you notes for all the people who came to see her. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media

School is still a must for the mothers. There is designated study time each day and school work is brought to them if they can't make it to their classes. Mariah, 16, finishes up her homework before working on her chores for the week. Chores rotate betwee

"It's going to be a boy," the nurse tells Rose at her first ultrasound at Rush-Copley Hospital in Aurora. Rose, who wanted a boy, said she couldn't be happier. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media

Austin, the first baby born in themMaternity home program is welcomed in for the first time by family teachers Brittany Smith, left, and Amy King; as his mom Mariah takes photos on Monday, March 5, 2012. Both Brittany and Amy live at the house with the mo

Holding her own newborn son Austin, Mariah, right, feels Amber's stomach and waits for a kick. The two have formed a bond since meeting at the maternity home. "That's my best friend," said Mariah of Amber. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media

On their first day back at the Mooseheart maternity home, Mariah and her newborn son Austin give each other a kiss. "It was a desicion I probably should have waited to do but I don't regret it at all," Mariah said. "I love my son and I wouldn't give him u

While her baby girl Leah sits in her stroller and watches, Amber finishes cleaning the kitchen. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media

Mariah fills up Austin's baby bath tub next to him, as he waits to take a bath. "It's been a learning experience for me," Mariah said of bath time. "He hated it the first time, but its gotten better." | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media

“We end up splashing each other more than the babies,” said Amber (right) as she and Mariah give their newborns a bath before bedtime on May 3. “It’s hard, but it’s a blessing,” Mariah said of becoming a mother. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media

Leah's feet stick up through the bubbles as she gets a bath. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media

"She must be hungry," said Amber, as she tries to calm down Leah before bedtime. The mothers can stay at the home for up to 10 weeks postpartum, and they can then apply to become a regular student at Mooseheart or take part in the Safe Families program ru