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NC Department of Health and Human Services
 
 
 
Children and Youth

Baby Love

Baby LoveThe Baby Love program is a combination of services designed to help you have a healthy baby. The program can help you and your baby from the beginning by providing:

  • maternity care coordination
  • childbirth education classes
  • counseling and emotional support when you feel stressed
  • This program in Spanishmedical home visits for you and your baby conducted by qualified staff referrals to other programs like WIC, dental care, dietary evaluation and counseling, and family planning, including the Family Planning Waiver.
  • Child Service Coordinators (CSCs) can help with finding medical care, transportation, childcare and /or financial aid through the sub-program: Child Service Coordination Program

Pregnant and postpartum women are eligible to receive these services.

What is the Maternity Care Coordination Program?

The Maternity Care Coordination Program (MCCP) is staffed by nurses, social workers, and paraprofessionals who help pregnant women and new mothers work on concerns that may affect the baby’s health. The MCCP can provide:

  • assistance in applying for Medicaid and health insurance coverage for other children
  • referrals to community resources and agencies for housing, school, transportation, child care, etc.
  • referrals to community agencies that provide information on pregnancy and newborn care
  • resources to address issues that may cause you to feel stressed or worried.

No matter where you receive your prenatal care, you can sign up for the Maternity Care Coordination Program. Providers are located in every county in North Carolina.

 

 

 

 

Updated: August 25, 2008