Pregnant women in MIHP will get access to transportation, WIC and childbirth or parent education classes. Women will also get home visits from a health care professional (like a nurse or social worker). The health care professional will:

• Help with prenatal care
• Answer questions about being pregnant and labor and delivery
• Answer questions about caring for your baby
• Help with getting food or a place to live
• Help you learn about buying, preparing and eating healthy foods
• Help with health problems that could affect your pregnancy, like diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, depression or anxiety
• Help with changes that you decide to make to be healthy, such as quitting or cutting down on smoking, alcohol or drugs
• Help if you’re concerned about abuse or violence in your life
• Answer questions about family planning (birth control)
• Connect you with community services, like childbirth education classes, baby pantries that give out baby items for free, the WIC food program, or heat and electricity