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Offers several support groups such as caregiver support group, Wilson's Disease support group, Atypical Parkinsonism support group. Visit the website for more detailed information.

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Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
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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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Early Pregnancy Classes
Counsels WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers on the benefits of breastfeeding, overcoming common barriers, and handling other concerns. Peer counselors assist with questions on a case by case basis.
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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Home Based Parenting Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Provide infrastructure building and enabling services. Infrastructure building activities include partnerships with tobacco control community, connections with Quitline, health equity, distribute information on IA maternal mortality, referrals for prenatal care (medical/dental), partnering with breastfeeding community, linking persons to breastfeeding resources, provide information to persons interested in breastfeeding, work with community of importance of safe sleep, connect families with resources for cribs, education on importance of oral health during pregnancy and working with dental/medical provides.

Other services offered include presumptive eligibility for pregnant women and medical/dental care coordination.

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Prenatal Care
Postpartum Care
Dental Screening
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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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Physician Referrals
Flu Vaccines
General Immunization
Home Based Parenting Education
Breastfeeding education and support group.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Hospital.

Support groups for issues including grief, diabetes, brain injury, breastfeeding, fibromyalgia, and stroke. (Cancer support groups listed separately).

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General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Hospitals
Support groups for breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women. Groups available days and evenings.

Phone, online, or in person help for women who need help nursing their babies or anyone (for example expectant parents or health care providers) interested in learning more about breastfeeding.

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

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
Case/Care Management
Breastfeeding Support Programs

Offers several support groups such as caregiver support group, Wilson's Disease support group, Atypical Parkinsonism support group. Visit the website for more detailed information.

Categories

Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Supplemental food, formula, and manual breast pumps.

Nutrition and health screening and information.

Referrals to other agencies, doctors, immunization, clinics, food stamps, Medicaid.

Breastfeeding peer counseling.

Provides parent support and education. Also provides doula support and monthly parent-child interaction play groups.

Programming includes:

-- Personalized weekly/bi-weekly home visits

-- Prenatal develop and pregnancy education

-- Developmental, social-emotional, hearing, and vision screenings

-- Resource and referral connections

-- Child and parent activities

-- Age-appropriate developmental activities

-- Family centered events

-- Parent lending library

-- New baby welcome gift

-- Home safety materials

-- Breastfeeding support with lactation consultants

Doula Support:

-- Personalized weekly home visits

-- Assistance with the creation of a "birth plan"

-- Support in preparing for labor

-- Education on childbirth and the postpartum period

-- Continuous support during labor and birth

Parent-Child Interaction Play Groups:

-- Participation in activities and story times that promote child development

-- Meet and interact with other parents

-- Create make-it and take-it activities

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Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Childbirth Education
Home Based Parenting Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs

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
Support and breastfeeding education.
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.
Adult immunization clinic including vaccines for immigration, work, and/or school. Call for an appointment and for current fees.

Vaccine program for children up to 18 years of age.

WIC nutritional program provides supplemental food.

Breastfeeding information and education.

Environmental health safety and surety - air, food, and water inspection and contamination issues (complaints and questions). Natural and infectious disease information, such as West Nile virus, insect bites, etc.

Emergency preparedness and response for bioterrorism threats (chemical, biological, and nuclear), mass immunization clinics, strategic national stockpile, volunteer opportunities.

Public health information.

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Public Health Nursing
Breastfeeding Support Programs
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
WIC
Environmental Hazards Information
General Health Education Programs
General Immunization
Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations
Communicable Disease Control
Medicaid
Support and education groups meet monthly. Meetings last about 1-1/2 hours and cover advantages of breastfeeding, how to breastfeed, starting solids, childbirth, and weaning. Accredited leaders also provide breastfeeding information by phone.

Meeting Information:
Day meeting - held 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 fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 pm at UnityPoint Hospital, Bettendorf, Room 2224; dads welcome at this meeting.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Classes related to parenting, childbirth, and breastfeeding. Details and class schedule available online.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Childbirth 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 education and support for pregnant and post-partum women to ensure a successful breastfeeding experience. Services based on the WIC Breastfeeding Model for Peer Counseling by utilizing peers to encourage and support mothers to breastfeed their infants via mother-to-mother support. Peer counselors are paid paraprofessionals with WIC.
WIC Clinic is open the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Eligible individuals can receive nutrition education, referrals to community services, and vouchers for nutritious foods. Additionally, Peer Educators are available to provide breastfeeding education and support to pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in the Nebraska WIC program. Individuals interested in learning more about the WIC program can call (402) 444-6800.

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Home Based Parenting Education
WIC
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
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.