Healthier Moms And Babies Inc

OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY AND IMPROVE THE OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY IN OUR COMMUNITY BY OFFERING HEALTH EDUCATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME, HIGH-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP IS A PRENATAL AND INFANCY HOME VISITING FOR LOW- INCOME, FIRST-TIME MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. NURSES ARE PAIRED WITH A FIRST-TIME MOTHER DURING PREGNANCY UNTIL THE BABY TURNS AGE TWO. NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP EMPOWERS FIRST TIME MOMS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND CREATE A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR BABIES. EXPECTANT MOTHERS BENEFIT BY RECEIVING THE CARE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO HAVE A HEALTHY PREGNANCY. THEIR HEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES NURSE PROVIDES NEW MOMS WITH THE CONFIDENCE AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO GIVE THEIR BABY A HEALTHY START AND PROVIDE THE MOM AND BABY STABILITY AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS.

THE MOBILE DIAPER OUTREACH UNIT PROVIDES VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITH FREE DIAPERS AND OTHER HEALTH AND WELLNESS ITEMS. WE UTILIZE THE OUTREACH UNIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE LEADING CAUSES OF INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY, AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENROLL POTENTIAL CLIENTS. CRIBS FOR KIDS AIMS TO PREVENT INFANT SLEEP-RELATED DEATHS BY EDUCATING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE SLEEP FOR THEIR BABIES AND BY PROVIDING PORTABLE CRIBS TO FAMILIES WHO, OTHERWISE, CANNOT AFFORD A SAFE PLACE FOR THEIR BABIES TO SLEEP.

HEALTHIER MOMS & BABIES IMPLEMENTED THE HEALTHY START INITIATIVE UNDER THE FORT WAYNE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN 2019, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PROGRAM WAS TRANSFERRED TO HEALTHIER MOMS & BABIES IN SEPTEMBER 2020. THE PROGRAM PAIRS EXPERIENCED HOME VISITORS WITH A PREGNANT WOMAN FROM EARLY IN HER PREGNANCY UNTIL THE BABY IS 18 MONTHS OLD, PROVIDING PRENATAL HEALTH EDUCATION, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND ACTING AS ADVOCATES AND MENTORS TO THE COMMUNITY'S MOST AT-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND BABY. THE GOAL OF THIS CARE IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PRETERM DELIVERIES, SAVE FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, REDUCE STRESS, AND "NURTURE NEW BEGINNINGS."

HEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES PRENATAL HOME VISITATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION SINCE 1997. OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY EXPERIENCED CASE MANAGERS TO OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE PREGNANT WOMEN THROUGH WEEKLY, BI-MONTHLY OR MONTHLY HOME VISITS. DURING THE HOME VISITS, THE CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM WALKS SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR CLIENTS PROVIDING THEM SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND PRENATAL HEALTH EDUCATION ON THE DIRECT CAUSES OF INFANT MORTALITY.