A Helping Hand for New Moms
The Maternal Infant Health Program offers personalized services to help you and your family have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
Our team can provide education and assistance with:
- Finding health care services and coverage
- Locating community resources that are right for you
- Accessing transportation services through Medicaid
- Getting ready for your baby's birth
- Understanding your baby's growth and development
- Lifestyle and behavior changes
- Recognizing mood changes that are unique to pregnancy and parenting
Team Support
A whole team will support you and your baby.
- Nurses will visit you at home to make sure that you and your baby are doing well
- The team will coordinate your care with other health care providers
- Community health workers (moms like you) will provide support, education and help with community resources
- Social workers will help you adjust to pregnancy and parenthood, handle stress or overcome depression
- The team can provide breastfeeding support
Eligibility
Available to pregnant women and infants under one year who are:
- A resident of Kent or Montcalm County
- On or eligible for Medicaid