Maternal Health
Healthy Start Program – Free Maternal and Infant Health Services
Free, comprehensive maternal and infant health services including home visiting, prenatal and postpartum support, health education, breastfeeding support, mental health screening, fatherhood engagement, and community-based care coordination for pregnant women, new mothers, fathers, and infants in 101 high-risk communities with the highest rates of infant mortality and poor birth outcomes.
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program
Free voluntary home visits by trained nurses, social workers, or parent educators for expectant parents and families with young children in at-risk communities. Services include prenatal and postpartum support, child development guidance, health screenings, and connections to community resources.
Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant
Comprehensive maternal and child health services funded through every state, including prenatal care, well-child visits, childhood immunizations, newborn screening, lead poisoning prevention, dental care for children, services for children with special healthcare needs, and reproductive health services. The oldest continuously funded federal health program in the United States.