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Prenatal Care Coordination
(PNCC)
715.485.8500
Goal:
To help women have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.
Services Provided
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Education to high-risk
pregnant women on: self-care, fetal growth and development, smoking
cessation, nutrition, preparation for labor and delivery and
substance abuse
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Referral for financial
counseling, housing, nutrition and school completion
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Postpartum education
and referral on self care and recovery, infant care and feeding,
family planning, well child care, immunizations and parenting
Five Core Services of
Prenatal Care Coordination
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Conduct outreach
activities to help MA eligible women connect with the Prenatal Care
Coordination program
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Provide an assessment
for the woman which identifies important information regarding the
woman's medical, social, emotional, nutritional and educational
needs
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Develop a plan with
the woman that identifies the services she needs to help her have a
healthy birth
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Provide services,
coordinate services and/or refer women to the services they need.
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Follow up with clients
to ensure they are receiving necessary prenatal, postpartum and
newborn services
Cost:
Billable to MA or no cost.
What's New: Infant Safe Sleep
Program - Keeping Your Baby Safe While Sleeping
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Staff |
| Gail Peterson |
Public Health
Nurse |
| Gena Bugno |
Public Health
Nurse |
| Karen Dalzell |
Public Health
Nurse |
| Sally Johnson |
Public Health
Nurse |
| Therese Armour |
Public Health
Nurse |
| Andrea Seifert |
Registered
Dietician |
| Janel Hemmesch |
Registered
Dietician |
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