Welcome Baby Resource Center
Hello, and welcome to our Welcome Baby Resource Center!
We aim to help people in our community find the resources they need to live happy, healthy lives for themselves and their families. The Welcome Baby Resource Center was named after our Welcome Baby Community Baby Shower, and is a great place to start if you’re pregnant, thinking of becoming pregnant, supporting a new family, or you’ve just welcomed your baby to the world.
The resources here have been collected by the HCCSO team and our Perinatal Task Force partners. We will update this list twice a year, but acknowledge that services and availability can change between updates. We encourage you to connect with these agencies directly, use 2-1-1, or the coordinated referral options for the most up to date information.
Updated as of January 2021.
View the Welcome Baby Booklet
Family Planning
Are you planning to get pregnant or start a family some time this year? No matter your answer, this page can help you find the resources to plan accordingly. In this page we talk about your local options for birth control, pregnancy tests, nutrition, adoption, and more.
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Pregnancy
Getting pregnant can open up a world of unknowns for parents-to-be. Here, we aim to help make this new world less mysterious. We cover choosing your birth worker, choosing your pediatrician, signing up for birth classes, and understanding what happens over the weeks of pregnancy.
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Newborns
Your baby is here! And our goal is to help you give them the healthiest start possible. Visit this page for information about well-baby visits, infant feeding, safe sleep, car seats, immunizations, developmental milestones, infant massage, birth certificates, and more.
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Parenting
Being a new parent can be both a wonderful and stressful time. On this page, we offer resources for the first year of being a parent, including breastfeeding, nutrition, education, yearly well-visits, and pregnancy loss.
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For Partners & Supporters
If you are welcoming a child into the world, but are not giving birth to them, this is the section for you. Learn and discover new parent resources about education, infant feeding, mental health and substance use treatment, and legal aid.
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Home Visits
There are many different programs that offer services in your own home. These programs can offer one-on-one help with your baby care planning, child development, parent education, and more. Check out this page for more information on home visiting.
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Crisis Support
No person is, or should be, an island. If you are having a hard time finding resources in your time of crisis, there are people who can help. This page has information about intimate partner violence, counseling, emergency shelter, sexual assault, legal advocacy and urgent care.
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Recovery & Mental Health
If you or a loved one struggle with mental health or substance abuse, please know that you are not alone and there are resources that can help you out. There are resources to help with baby blues (maternal mental health), infant and toddler mental health, tobacco cessation (quitting tobacco use) and more.
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Insurance
Insurance can be a confusing subject, even if you have help. However, there are places that do a great job with helping others navigate the subject. Learn more about insurance resources and our local Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs).
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COVID-19
COVID-19 is present in our community. If you are looking for the most recent information and new parent resources that can help you, check in here. This page has information from state and local resources, and how COVID-19 could affect a pregnancy.
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Referrals & Further Support
Looking for more general information? We have listed additional regional and national resources that you can find help with exactly what you need. We have information about 2-1-1, and referral organizations specific to Douglas, Josephine, and Jackson Counties.
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Welcome Baby Booklet
Looking to print all of our Welcome Baby resources? Download the PDF here.
