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Smart Start


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This program provides in-home prenatal services to Medicaid eligible expectant women.

Pregnant women can get help meeting their needs in obtaining social services and nutrition education.

Smart Start:

  • Provides answers to questions about pregnancy, delivery and the early days after the birth of the baby.
  • Helps expectant women choose the right foods to eat during pregnancy.
  • Helps find resources in the community for needs such as housing, utilities, transportation or child care.
  • Teaches an understanding of how the body changes during pregnancy and child birth.
  • Teaches parenting skills.

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   For information, contact Maternal Child Referrals Intake





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