Prenatal and Newborn Care Coordination
Prenatal Care Coordination (PNCC)
An assigned nurse visits you at your home or other preferred location throughout your pregnancy to provide you with a variety of educational materials. An individualized plan is made after the first visit to meet the needs of the client and focus on areas of concern. This personalized plan helps keep the mother and baby healthy and focused through the end of their pregnancy.
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- Breastfeeding
- Car seats
- Childbirth
- Cribs
- Common discomforts of pregnancy
- Depression risk
- Warning signs of pregnancy issues
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- Fetal Growth and Development
- Home safety
- Maternal health and wellbeing
- Nutrition
- Signs of early labor
- Stress management
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- In home lead, water, and radon
testing
- Blood pressure checks
- Helping to quit smoking
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- Referrals to reproductive health for post pregnancy birth control methods
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For more information visit:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/medicaid/recpubs/pncc/p_1046.pdf
For badgercare information visit:
http://dhs.wi.gov/badgercareplus/pregnantwomen.htm
Post Partum Newborn Care (PPNB)
After the baby is born the hospital will ask if you are interested in having a nurse come to your home to do a visit to check in on the mother and baby. If you indicate that you would like a visit the hospital will then send a referral to the health department. This service is available to clients seen during the prenatal period and also to all other mothers.
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- Car seat use
- Feeding support
- Home safety
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- Infant care
- Maternal wellbeing and Recovery
- Sleeping conditions
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- Listen to heart and lung sounds
- Weigh infant
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- Answer questions
- Make referrals as appropriate
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For BadgerCare information please visit:
http://dhs.wi.gov/badgercareplus/children.htm
“The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition launched text4baby, a free mobile text messaging service that provides pregnant women and new moms with information to help them care for their health and give their babies the best possible start in life.”
-Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Please visit the following link for more information:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/dph_bfch/MCH/text4baby.htm
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