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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
Breastfeeding education and support group.

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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs

Provides programs and services to support the health of children and families. Program include Family Case Management, WIC, and Breastfeeding education and support.

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Case/Care Management
Breastfeeding Support Programs
WIC

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
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs

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

Hospital specializing in Neonatal Intensive Care, Dialysis, Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology, General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Gynecology, Urology, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, and Emergency and Trauma Center.

Birth Center offers educational classes to help prepare the mother for childbirth, as well as courses for the entire family (from siblings to grandparents). Classes include: Childbirth Preparation, Refresher Childbirth Preparation, Breastfeeding Basics, Baby Basics, Grandparenting Update: Linking the Generations, Birth Center Tours, Infant Massage, Car Seat Safety, Big Brother/Big Sister Class, and more.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Childbirth Education
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics offer lactation consultants for women experiencing pain or frustration with breastfeeding.
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.
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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Home Nursing
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Speech Therapy
Home Based Parenting Education
Home Health Aide Services
Physical Therapy
General Immunization
Occupational Therapy
Public Health Nursing
Communicable Disease Control
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Homemaker Assistance
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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Child Passenger Safety Education
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
General Obstetrics
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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Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Breast Pumps

-- 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.

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
Support group led by lactation consultants.

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

Categories

Childbirth Education
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Home Based Parenting Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Breastfeeding help, lactation laws, and support. See website for locations in Nebraska.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Support and breastfeeding education.
Community education including a complete listing of Bryan Medical Center educational programs for the community, and special education events.

Ongoing programs include Breastfeeding Basics, a class for expectant couples planning to breastfeed their baby; Essentials of Childbirth; Infant Massage, which teaches parents techniques to help a baby relax, sleep better and relieve gas and symptoms of colic; and Super Siblings, a class for brothers/sisters preparing them for a new baby in the family.

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Childbirth 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.
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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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
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.