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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
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Child Passenger Safety Education
Helping Services for Youth and Families provides professionally trained family educators who serve families with children ages birth to age three. In-home services provided include: Prenatal teaching and support, Certified breastfeeding support, Infant/child weight checks, Child passenger safety, Healthy, safe home environment checklist, Developmental assessments, Vision and hearing screenings, and Resource referral. Outside of the home parent-child play groups are offered providing social and networking opportunities for families. In addition parenting workshops are provided that focus on creating positive environments where a child can use their energy in successful ways and offering interventions tools for parents that are used by teachers in their child's classroom providing greater consistency for the child. Programs are available in English and Spanish.

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Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Infant and Child Safety Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Home Based Parenting Education
Parent/Child Activity Groups
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Helping Services for Youth and Families provides professionally trained family educators who serve families with children ages birth to age three. In-home services provided include: Prenatal teaching and support, Certified breastfeeding support, Infant/child weight checks, Child passenger safety, Healthy, safe home environment checklist, Developmental assessments, Vision and hearing screenings, and Resource referral. Outside of the home parent-child play groups are offered providing social and networking opportunities for families. In addition parenting workshops are provided that focus on creating positive environments where a child can use their energy in successful ways and offering interventions tools for parents that are used by teachers in their child's classroom providing greater consistency for the child. Programs are available in English and Spanish.

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Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Infant and Child Safety Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Home Based Parenting Education
Parent/Child Activity Groups
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Helping Services for Youth and Families provides professionally trained family educators who serve families with children ages birth to age three. In-home services provided include: Prenatal teaching and support, Certified breastfeeding support, Infant/child weight checks, Child passenger safety, Healthy, safe home environment checklist, Developmental assessments, Vision and hearing screenings, and Resource referral. Outside of the home parent-child play groups are offered providing social and networking opportunities for families. In addition parenting workshops are provided that focus on creating positive environments where a child can use their energy in successful ways and offering interventions tools for parents that are used by teachers in their child's classroom providing greater consistency for the child. Programs are available in English and Spanish.

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Prenatal/Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Infant and Child Safety Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Home Based Parenting Education
Parent/Child Activity Groups
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Breastfeeding education and support group.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
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.

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

Breastfeeding support center offering individual consultations for mothers and babies having difficulty with breastfeeding. Board certified lactation consultants available by appointment.

Prenatal breastfeeding classes offered monthly.

Breastfeeding supplies, including nursing bras and breast pumps available for purchase.

Hospital grade breast pump and baby scale rentals.

Free drop-in weight checks during open hours.

Moms groups available, and well as Beyond Breast introducing solids presentations. Call or visit website for details.

Additional workshops and classes offered periodically on parenting topics including soothing techniques, nutrition, returning to work, and fitness. Contact office for information.

Breastfeeding information center available on website, with extensive breastfeeding resources available free of charge.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Breast Pumps

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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Childbirth Education
Home Based Parenting Education
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Skilled nursing, including wound care, dressing changes, post-surgery follow-up, IV's, diabetic education, patient teaching, and medication review/assist with administration.

Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.

Home care aides are certified nursing assistants providing personal care services.

Homemaker services such as light housekeeping, laundry, and meal preparation.

Public health nursing offers immunization clinics, childhood dental screenings, childhood fluoride varnishes, maternal health education and services, health promotion visits (in-home safety evaluation, well-baby checks, breastfeeding assistance), emergency preparedness, community coalition representation, referral source for community based services, disease prevention activities, and community health education projects.

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Public Health Nursing
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
Home Nursing
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Speech Therapy
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Home Based Parenting Education
General Immunization
Home Health Aide Services
Homemaker Assistance
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Regional Health Services of Howard County (Community Health Services) offers 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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Public Health Nursing
Lead Testing
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Supplemental food and formula.

Nutrition and health screening and information.

Breastfeeding education.

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

Satellite clinics held in Mullen, McCook, Curtis, Ogallala, Imperial, Trenton, Benkelman, and Grant. Call main number for appointments.

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
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

Health education and training to participants, health and social service providers, and the community at large. Includes nutrition education, infant CPR, breastfeeding, and pregnancy education.

Courses related to maternal/child health, anger management, intimate partner violence, healthy relationships, money management, job readiness, and more.

Community meetings quarterly that address key issues that impact infant mortality.

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Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Anger Management
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Prejob Guidance
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Financial Literacy Training
CPR Instruction
General Health Education Programs
Nutrition Education
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

-- 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.

Concerned with the natural function of breast feeding of infants. Counseling and information available and regular group meetings held. LLL is an international, non profit, non sectarian organization dedicated to helping women who want to breast feed. Pamphlets available on request.

Iowa Contacts and Meetings: www.lllusa.org/la-leche-league-of-iowa/

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Breastfeeding help, lactation laws, and support. See website for locations in Nebraska.

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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
Home Based Parenting Education
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
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
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.
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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Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Flu Vaccines
General Immunization
Physician Referrals
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Home Based Parenting Education
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
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
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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Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
General Immunization
Environmental Hazards Information
Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations
General Health Education Programs
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
WIC
Communicable Disease Control
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Medicaid
Public Health Nursing