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Offers breastfeeding help, information on lactation laws, and support. Visit the website for locations in Nebraska.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Childhood immunizations, flu shots, education and home visits to teen moms, cancer screening on site, child psychologist on site, breastfeeding assistance, smoking cessation for pregnant women, TB treatment, help finding a doctor or dentist, help with finding medication or other care, Every Women Matters Education and Outreach, Denver Developmental Screening, and case management to reduce lead and other hazard exposure.

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General Immunization
Home Based Parenting Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Flu Vaccines
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Physician Referrals

Offers support and education groups that cover the advantages of breastfeeding, how to breastfeed, starting solids, childbirth, and weaning. Groups meet monthly, and meetings last about 90 minutes. Accredited leaders also provide breastfeeding information by phone.

Meeting Information:

- Day meeting - Held the second Tuesday of each month at 10 am, at St. John's United Methodist Church (109 West 14th Street, Davenport, in the upstairs children's room).

- Night meeting - Held the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 pm, at UnityPoint Hospital, Bettendorf (Room 2224); dads are welcome at this meeting.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Open to moms, dads and interested family members, this one-time, two-hour class discusses issues related to breast feeding. Topics include the advantages of breast feeding, proper latching on, milk production, breast care, nutrition and breast pumps. It is designed for mothers who are in or beyond their 6th month of pregnancy.

Online WebEx class. Information emailed to participants after sign up.
Peer counseling program and other support for breastfeeding mothers.
Peer counseling program and other support for breastfeeding mothers.

Offers free group-education classes on subjects such as Wellness, managing or prevent diabetes, heart disease, or obesity.

Positive Parenting, focusing on discipline, temperament and development, and sibling rivalry.

Prenatal care, preparing for birth and questions and answers about breast feeding. Expectant moms are encouraged to bring support person.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Community Wellness Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Diabetes Management Clinics
Support group led by a certified breastfeeding consultant or certified lactation consultant. Provides education, answers, and reassurance to new mothers; babies welcome.

Support group also offered at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, 933 East Pierce St, Council Bluffs. Visit www.bestcare.org/calendar for details.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Program for pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people to ensure more babies can celebrate their first birthday (prevent infant mortality), and improve birth outcomes. Clients will receive care from a Registered Nurse and Social Worker to provide pregnancy support.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Home Based Parenting Education
Regional Health Services of Howard County offers instruction on prenatal care as well as instruction on newborn infant care. Also provides information and instruction on appropriate techniques for nursing an infant for expectant parents or new mothers.

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Early Pregnancy Classes
Breastfeeding Support Programs

-- Helps mothers understand and embrace breastfeeding as the best and healthiest way to provide nourishment for their babies.

-- Program teaches mothers how to breastfeed and helps them when they have questions or difficulties with breastfeeding.

Provides enhanced services to pregnant and post-partum women, health education services such as the importance of continued prenatal care, prenatal and postpartum nutrition education services, normal changes during pregnancy, self-care during pregnancy, and warning signs to report to a doctor. Can also provide information on labor and delivery, the normal process of labor, signs of labor, coping skills, danger signs, referrals to child birth classes, and breastfeeding information and support!

Presumptive eligibility for Medicaid can be processed by staff at New Opportunities, Inc. Presumptive eligibility is temporary Title 19 insurance for pregnant women while it is being determined if eligible for Medicaid services.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Expectant/New Parent Assistance

Provides a variety of family health services including:

- WIC

- APORS (Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Recording System)

- Breastfeeding Peer Counseling

- Family Case Management

- HealthWorks

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Case/Care Management
WIC
Child Health and Disability Prevention Exams
Offers a variety of classes and activities. Training classes for volunteers and educational classes for babysitting, diabetes, nutrition and birth preparation classes (including breast feeding support). Call hospital or go to hospital website.

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Childbirth Education
Babysitting Instruction
Nutrition Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
General Health Education Programs

Provides immunizations, dental screenings, first five care coordination. Also offers a child passenger safety program, a new car seat is also provided at no cost to those who complete the installation education.

Also provided to both expectant and breastfeeding moms. Evaluation, education and support are provided in the Public Health office and through home visits.

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Dental Screening
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child Passenger Safety Education
General Immunization
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Intervention for Mental Illness
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics offer lactation consultants for women experiencing pain or frustration with breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding coalition assists women and their support persons to choose and continue breastfeeding as optimum infant nutrition. Provides support to the breastfeeding family, works to increase public awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding, and promotes accurate breastfeeding information and support to health professionals and the community.

Hosts conferences and arranges for breastfeeding tents at public events. Can refer to local direct support groups and providers.

Services include:

- Free meetings led by volunteer Leaders who are experienced with breastfeeding and are accredited by La Leche League International.

- Support between meetings for breastfeeding challenges, such as positioning and latch, being sure the baby is getting enough milk, soreness, pumping and milk storage, etc.

- Teaches parents about the ages and stages of breastfeeding.

- Creates a community of support by bringing breastfeeding families together.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs

Provides enhanced services to pregnant and post-partum women, health education services such as the importance of continued prenatal care, prenatal and postpartum nutrition education services, normal changes during pregnancy, self-care during pregnancy, and warning signs to report to a doctor. Can also provide information on labor and delivery, the normal process of labor, signs of labor, coping skills, danger signs, referrals to child birth classes, and breastfeeding information and support!

Presumptive eligibility for Medicaid can be processed by staff at New Opportunities, Inc. Presumptive eligibility is temporary Title 19 insurance for pregnant women while it is being determined if eligible for Medicaid services.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Expectant/New Parent Assistance

Provides enhanced services to pregnant and post-partum women, health education services such as the importance of continued prenatal care, prenatal and postpartum nutrition education services, normal changes during pregnancy, self-care during pregnancy, and warning signs to report to a doctor. Can also provide information on labor and delivery, the normal process of labor, signs of labor, coping skills, danger signs, referrals to child birth classes, and breastfeeding information and support!

Presumptive eligibility for Medicaid can be processed by staff at New Opportunities, Inc. Presumptive eligibility is temporary Title 19 insurance for pregnant women while it is being determined if eligible for Medicaid services.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Expectant/New Parent Assistance

Offers free group-education classes on subjects such as Wellness, managing or prevent diabetes, heart disease, or obesity.

Positive Parenting, focusing on discipline, temperament and development, and sibling rivalry.

Prenatal care, preparing for birth and questions and answers about breast feeding. Expectant moms are encouraged to bring support person.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Community Wellness Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Diabetes Management Clinics

Provides programs and services to support the health of children and families.

Program includes family case management, WIC, and breastfeeding education and support.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Case/Care Management
WIC
Winneshiek Medical Center Obstetrics Department offers family-centered care and comprehensive obstetric services. Services include hospital delivery, childbirth education opportunities, lactation consulting (with possible home visits), care seat checks and other health and safety screening, as well as, cultural accommodations.

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General Obstetrics
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Child Passenger Safety Education
Provide support to breastfeeding mothers. Peers help moms improve their breastfeeding experience. They work with moms outside normal working hours through various communication and social media options.

Provides a nurse who is assigned as a case manager to every pregnant or parenting mother who is on public aid or low-income. The case manager guides them towards social and educational services they may need to have a healthy family. Nurses are trained and certified as lactation counselors to provide breastfeeding support to nursing mothers.

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Pregnancy Testing
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Case/Care Management