Pregnancy Services & Education

Prenatal Care is the comprehensive package of medical services every pregnant woman should receive. This section also contains information about:

• Pregnancy Testing
• Emergency Contraception
• Premature Labor
• Breastfeeding
• Post-partum Depression
• Cesarean delivery, Labor Induction and other safety issues in labor and delivery

New Jersey also has programs to help with Perinatal Addictions to tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

For other education, counseling and support programs for pregnant women, refer to the Maternal and Child Health Consortium or Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies coalition in your local area .

Community programs that promote healthier pregnancies in New Jersey include:

• Black Infants Better Survival
• Federal Healthy Start Initiative