Guilford County, NC
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We have provided a list of Guilford County resources for new and expectant parents that will assist in having a healthy pregnancy and birth outcome.
Whether you are a new parent or expectant parent, these resources can provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to feel competent, confident, and well connected for a healthy pregnancy and for your infant.
Financial Support for Prenatal Care
Sponsored by Every Baby Guilford, this program provides financial support for prenatal care for birthing people who do not qualify for Medicaid and are under/uninsured.
Pregnancy & Labor Support
Cone Health Community Doula Program
Cone Health sees community doulas as valued members of the birthing care team. An application process has been established for community doulas to provide their services on Cone Health campuses. Visit their online form to learn about the measures Cone Health has in place to elevate the doula role beyond visitor status. Cone Health works closely with community volunteers/programs to assist with providing no-cost doula care to patients who meet certain at-risk criteria. For more information, please email doulaservices@conehealth.com
Cone Health Pregnancy & Parenting Classes
Cone Health offers classes in Greensboro that are designed to help everyone in your family prepare for and adjust to life with a newborn.
Prenatal Care Programs
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, CenteringPregnancy is prenatal care that includes health assessments, education and support. Individuals with similar due dates meet for their prenatal visits with two co-facilitators about 10 times during their pregnancy in the same Centering room. Each session lasts for about two hours with no time in the waiting and is facilitated by a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant and a Nurse or Childbirth Educator.
Prepared Childbirth Classes at the Guilford County Department of Public Health
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Public Health Prepared Childbirth Classes in person to help moms, birthing people, and their partners prepare for a healthy delivery and beyond. Whether you're a first-time birthing person or you've been through labor before, childbirth classes are a great way to get ready to welcome your newborn baby into the world. In the four-week class, parents will learn about signs of labor, medications and interventions, new mom care, breastfeeding, infant care, and more. Classes will be held one night a week for four weeks from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Call 336-641-4718 to register for childbirth classes. Medicaid covers the cost of the classes for individuals and their partners. For individuals without Medicaid, the class is $45.00 for the series.
Home Visitation Support Programs
Care Management for High Risk Pregnant People (CMHRP)
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, a free care management service available to pregnant individuals enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid and to a limited number of low income, uninsured pregnant individuals. Pregnancy Care Managers are registered nurses or social workers who will work with birthing people and your prenatal care provider to ensure the best possible care during pregnancy and up to sixty days after delivery.
Sponsored by GenerationEd, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is an evidence-based nurse home visitation program that provides nurse home visitation to low-income, first-time mothers. A nurse home visitor educates the birthing person about the growth and development of her baby and helps them become more self-sufficient.
Healthy Beginnings Program: YWCA Greensboro and YWCA High Point
The Greensboro and High Point YWCAs offer Healthy Beginnings, a personalized program for minority individuals and their children. The evidence-based program seeks to help birthing people have healthy pregnancies and healthy children and maintain a healthy lifestyle between pregnancies. Eligible individuals must be pregnant or no more than 60 days postpartum, and services continue up to 2 years after the baby’s birth. For more information contact Tishonna Brown at 336-457-5258 or tbrown@ywcagsonc.org
A Healthy Start Triad Baby Love Plus Program
Sponsored by Piedmont Health Services Sickle Cell Agency, Triad Baby Love Plus (TBLP) is a free program designed to promote healthy pregnancies, positive birth outcomes and provide participants with the knowledge and resources needed to give babies their best start in life.
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Guilford Family Connects offers nurse home visits to all deliveries in Guilford County. Nurse home visits provide support, education, and early identification and referral of health & safety concerns.
Sponsored by Family Service of the Piedmont, Healthy Start is a home-based support program that works with pregnant individuals and new parents with stress factors that make parenting an even tougher job. Home Visitors help parents to nurture their children's development and create a positive living environment for their families.
Lactation Support Programs
Offered through the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, WIC (Women, Infant and Children) provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
The mission of Mahogany Milk Support Group is to promote, encourage, and normalize nursing for Black and Brown families. Their goal is to break socio-cultural stereotypes by providing families of color with education and support throughout their nursing journey. They are accepting of all breastfeeding/chestfeeding/bodyfeeding families in the community.
Cone Health offers Breastfeeding Support Groups allow birthing people to gather with other new birthing people to share breastfeeding stories, challenges and triumphs, get help from a certified lactation consultant, and weigh your baby on an infant scale.
Breastfeed NC is a hub for evidence-based information and resources for people who breastfeed, their partners, and other family members in order to support their chestfeeding journey.
Pregnant and breastfeeding families are invited to drop in and connect with a lactation consultant and other breastfeeding families. During this time, the lactation consultant is available to assist with breastfeeding concerns and provide infant weight checks.
Baby Café is open in Greensboro and High Point with no appointment necessary!
- In Greensboro at 1200 Arlington Street on Tuesdays - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
- In High Point at 401 Taylor Street on Wednesdays - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
For more information contact:
Lisa Russell Miller at 336-669-7209
Health Navigators
Children's Home Society of NC Health Navigators
Community Navigation is a completely free and universal service provided to all prenatal Guilford County residents. A fully trained Navigator is paired with an OB office to help support and address the social needs of each patient. Navigators take the time to meet each individual prenatal patient's nonmedical needs and connect them to local resources in our community, saving practitioners time.
Sponsored by Children’s Home Society of NC, HealthySteps is evidence-based, interdisciplinary pediatric primary care program that ensures babies and toddlers receive nurturing parenting and have healthy development. Specialists meet with parents of children birth to age 3 at children’s well-child visits in pediatric offices in Guilford County.
Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC)
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC) provides free case management service for eligible children from birth up to five years of age. The program serves children born at risk for developmental delays, children who have difficulty learning to speak or doing other things that a typical toddler or preschooler can, children whose parents have a concern that “something isn’t right”.
Safe Sleep Information
Safe Sleep NC is a program of the UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health with the goal to strengthen the adoption of infant safe sleep practices that reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and that prevent infant sleep-related deaths such as accidental infant asphyxiation and suffocation across the state.
Support for Premature Infants
The Family Support Network provides support, education, and caring connections to Guilford County families who have a child with special needs or who have experienced a NICU stay. Services are confidential and offered at no cost to our families.
Support for Infant Loss
Cone Health Support for Miscarriage and Infant Loss
Cone Health’s support for miscarriage and infant loss provides follow-up grief support for individuals, couples and extended family members through our Spiritual Care team.
AuthoraCare’s Grief Support program serves individuals and families who are coping with the loss of a loved one.
Programs Promoting Parent and Infant/Child Engagement
Parents as Teachers Guilford County
Parents as Teachers Guilford County is a Blue Ribbon Affiliate of a national program that provides parenting education and support to families throughout pregnancy until their child turns five. Their focus is on encouraging parent/child interactions, understanding child development’s impact on child behavior and strengthening the family as a whole. This information sharing and skill development happens through home visits, group connections, screenings and resources. They partner with families to build supportive relationships that empower families to prepare their children to enter school ready to learn, ready for life. Their mission is to provide the information, support, and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.
The Basics are five evidence-based parenting and caregiving practices that can be used in everyday life to benefit young children of all backgrounds and in all corners of Guilford County. While the program is being coordinated locally by a dedicated group of nonprofits and community leaders committed to early childhood development, the Basics is part of a broader, national network of communities striving to help all children thrive.
Infant Eye Health and Vision
A free digital resource led by expert ophthalmologists and optometrists to provide trusted information on eye health and vision. When infants are first born, their vision skills are not yet fully developed. Instead, babies go through various stages of eyesight development throughout the first two years of their lives. This guide informs parents about their child's vision development and covers topics like the stages of eyesight development, signs of potential vision issues, what parents can do to help with development, and more!