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Maternal and Infant Health

What does Maternal and Infant Health do? 

• Focuses on preventive and primary care for pregnant women, mothers, and infants.

• Supports healthy birth outcomes by improving health and support services for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. 


The program's priority areas include pregnancy planning, access to prenatal care, domestic violence during pregnancy, smoking cessation, alcohol and drug use during pregnancy, breast feeding, nutrition, sleep position, environmental exposure to tobacco smoke, and provider education. 

Maternal and Infant Health accomplishes its work in four major areas

• Assessment

Gathers data about characteristics of pregnant and postpartum women, services they use and services that would be helpful. Assessment activities enable health care professionals and community partners to understand the needs of women and infants, plan programs and services, and develop policies to promote maternal and infant health.

• Provider Information and Resources

Maternal and Infant Health provides best practice materials and other resources for health care professionals on a variety of topics to improve quality of care for women and infants.

• Services

Provides and promotes services to keep pregnant women and newborns healthy.

• Local and State Partners

Collaborates with numerous agencies to provide and promote services for pregnant women and newborns.

Additional Helpful Information 

• CDC Pregnancy Information Center
• CDC Diabetes and Pregnancy Information
• Pregnancy Planning Online Education Program
• Relatives as Parents
• Services for Grandparents Raising Children
• March of  Dimes 
• WIC (Women Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program) 
• Within Reach (formerly Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies) 1 (800) 322-2588
• Health Education for Women
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
• Work First  
• Children’s Administration
• Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center 
• My Midwife
• Fathers Network
• Childcare Resource and Referral
• Early Head Start
• Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) 1 (800) 737-0617
• Motivational Interviewing
• First Steps 

• Washington Violence Against Women Network (For immediate assistance, call Washington State Domestic Violence Hotline:  1 (800) 562-6025 (V/TTY)

• Preconception and prenatal education resource

• Information on Domestic Violence

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Contact Information:

Administration 360-236-3502 /e-mail

• Autism Task Force 360-236-3571/e-mail
• Maternal and Infant Health Program 360-236-3505/e-mail
• Child and Adolescent Health Program 360-236-3531/e-mail
• Children with Special Health Care Needs Program 360-236-3571/e-mail
• Maternal and Child Health Assessment Program 360-236-3533/e-mail
• Immunization Program 360-236-3595/e-mail
• Genetics Services Section 253-395-6741/e-mail
• WithinReach Toll Free Phone Line 1-800-322-2588
• Answers for Special Kids (ASK) Line: 1-800-322-2588

Address:

Office of Maternal and Child Health

Department of Health

Community and Family Health

111 Israel Road SE

Tumwater, WA 98501

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