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Certified Lactation Counselors | Columbus Community Hospital

Counselors support and educate families about breastfeeding. Also offers a free monthly breastfeeding class.

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Healthy Pregnancy Program | Trinity Muscatine Public Health

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 Peer Counseling Program | Blue Valley Community Action Partnership

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.

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Group Education Services | VNA Health Care

Offers free group-education parenting skills classes,  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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Maternal and Child Health Care Program | Mills County Public Health

Resource connection for home visits, WIC, new baby follow-up, breast feeding support, and more.

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Family Health Services | Perry County Health Department

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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Healthy Pregnancy Program | New Opportunities, Inc.

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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GREAT Start | Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

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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Healthy Pregnancy Program | New Opportunities, Inc.

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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Community Health Services | Public Health Solutions, District Health Department

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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WIC | Webster County Offices

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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Health Education Classes | Methodist Health System

Classes related to parenting, childbirth, and breastfeeding. Details and class schedule available online.

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Black Moms Breastfeeding Support Group | McLean County Health Department

Offers a Breastfeeding Support for Black Moms also welcomes children (childcare provided) and snacks, in addition to the following:

- Breastfeeding education and support.

- Meet peers who have had successful breastfeeding experiences and talk with peers about motherhood.

- Talk to a certified lactation counselor.

- Learn about community resources.

- Receive WIC education credit.

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Public Health Services | Regional Health Services of Howard County

Offers public health services to Howard County residents. Services include breastfeeding support, communicable disease monitoring, disease follow-up and prevention services, emergency preparedness and disaster relief, and lead testing and education.

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Breastfeeding Coalition | Quad Cities Breastfeeding Coalition

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.

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Breastfeeding Class | Mary Lanning Healthcare

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.

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Maternal Health | Washington County Public Health

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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Baby and Me | Methodist Health System

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 Education and Support - Quad Cities Area | La Leche League International

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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Maternal and Child Health (WIC Clinic) | Sarpy/Cass Health Department

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 for information.

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Healthy Pregnancy Program | New Opportunities, Inc.

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 Education and Support - Omaha Area | La Leche League International

Offers support groups for breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women. Groups available days and evenings.

Provides phone, online, or in-person help for women who need help nursing their babies, or anyone interested in learning more about breastfeeding (for example, expectant parents or healthcare providers).

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