There are no charge for these services. Services include postpartum home visits and monthly contacts for assessment, support, teaching, and referral to needed resources. Home visits are also available to monitor, teach, and support women at risk for experiencing complications of pregnancy. Maternal Outreach Workers Lay health workers provide support, advocacy, and mentoring to pregnant women with limited social support.
Program extends through baby's first birthday.
Workers are located at the Department of Public Health and at Blue Ridge Health Center. Spanish speaking workers are posted at both locations. Women, referred by clinic staff and private providers, are experiencing problems such as substance abuse, domestic violence, or mental illness, or homelessness. Home visits are available. A support group is held for women without a social support system.