Pregnancy
Hopeful Beginnings
Hopeful Beginnings happens every First and Third Tuesday night starting September 5, 2023 at the HOPE Parent Resource Center (901 S. Bailey Ave., Suite 1, South Haven). Doors open at 4:30pm with dinner at 5:30pm and group discussion starting at 6:00pm. We run from September until the first week in June. Follow our FB page (Hope Parent Resource Center) for bi-weekly topics and updates on schedule.
Hopeful Beginnings is an educational and social program for moms 23 or younger who are pregnant or raising a child under the age of 1. Each week, members EARN FREE diapers, wipes and more for attending. We go over an education topic each week about pregnancy or raising children under the age of one.
You can sign up at www.HopeBlossomsHere.org/virtualclass or JUST STOP IN on the First and Third Tuesday of each night to sign up and join us!
Importance of Prenatal Care During Pregnancy
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Drugs and Alcohol During Pregnancy
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Smoking During Pregnancy
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OBGYN Physicians
Dr. Cartmill – Bronson Kalamazoo – Main: (269) 341-6800
Dr. Gerard – Holland Hospital, Holland – (616) 392-5973
Bronson Women’s Health Center – Bronson, Kalamazoo – (269) 341-6100
Dr. Bermeo – Intercare St. Joseph, Lakeland Hospital –
Dr. Burchard, Hartford
Trevor Portenda, Hartford
Dr. Torres – Borgess medical Center in Dowagiac, Lakeland Hospital, St. Joseph
Dr. Werkema – (616) 392-5973 (Holland Hospital with South Haven office)
FREE Birthing Classes
SWMPQIC offers Free Birthing Classes. Keep an update on their website for more information: Home | SWMPQIC
Text 4 Baby
The free Text4baby app makes it even easier for you to get critical health and safety information!
As the perfect companion to the text messages, you can get more health and safety tips and access fun, interactive features, including:
- How your baby is growing each week
- Your progress and medical updates
- Fun quizzes
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Birth Plan
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WIC
MDHHS – About WIC (michigan.gov)
What is WIC?
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federally-funded Special Supplemental Nutrition Program of the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and is administered by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, serving low and moderate income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
How does WIC work?
WIC is a health and nutrition program that has demonstrated a positive effect on pregnancy outcomes, child growth and development. The program provides a combination of nutrition education, supplemental foods, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care. Participants exchange WIC food benefits at approved retail grocery stores and pharmacies. WIC foods are selected to meet nutrient needs such as calcium, iron, folic acid, vitamins A & C. To learn more, call the WIC agency nearest you for more information, or call 2-1-1.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (state.mi.us) – Find my WIC Clinic.
Car Safety
Car Seat Checks
Contact: Pam Ford, Coordinator of Safe Kids Greater South Haven, Bronson Wellness Center 269-639-2753
Parentage Form/Affidavit
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Home Visiting Programs
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Transportation: Public and Medicaid
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