Maternal Child Health Programs include:

• Oregon MothersCare (OMC) enrolls pregnant women in the Oregon Health Plan faster, provides individual education and support, helps find prenatal care, and assists with finding the right services within Public Health and the community. Contact Oregon MothersCare for more information.

• Expanded Babies First! is an education and support program for women with social or health concerns during pregnancy. After the birth of their child the nurse helps identify children at risk for developmental delays or other health conditions. Nurses provide parents with information to help them overcome or cope with developmental delays and connect with other medical or support services. Visit Babies First.

• CaCoon (Care Coordination) helps families with accessing needed services to support children that have special health care needs. Visit Care Coordination.

• Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) partners first-time parents with a nurse early in the pregnancy to receive ongoing visits that continue through the child’s second birthday. Visit Nurse-Family Partnership. 

• Healthy Families Lane County (formerly Healthy Start) is a free family support and parent education home visiting program that can start prenatally or after birth and continue until the child’s third birthday. Visit Healthy Families. 

Please download and fill out our referral form. Please email the completed form to our referral address, fax the completed form to (541) 682-3925, or call (541) 682-8720 and ask for MCH Services. 

• Nurses meet with you at your home or a place of your choice.
• Work with families in all of Lane County - we can come to you!
• Visits scheduled at weekday times that are convenient for families.
• Interpreters available at no cost both in person and over the phone.
• The same nurse can work with your family throughout the program.
• Maternal Child Health programs work with children that have special healthcare needs.