State Services & Resources

Having a Healthy Baby
Pre-Pregnancy Planning
Having a Healthy Pregnancy
Prenatal Care and Concerns

Be In the KNOW NJ
(Pregnancy and Child Health Resources for Parents & Parents-to-Be)


Teen Pregnancy
Smoking Cessation Services
Moms-to-Be with Disabilities
Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
Pollution Prevention & Community Right to Know
Perinatal Mood Disorders & Postpartum Depression
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Perinatal Addiction
Consumer, Environmental & Occupational Health Services
Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Pregnant Women
NJ Worker & Community Right to Know Act, Workplace and Community
Environmental Contaminants (NJ Public Employees)

Health Care & Nutrition
Primary Health Care & Prenatal Services 

Primary Health Care and Prenatal Health Centers
(Serving Uninsured & Underinsured Clients)

NJFamilyCare/Medicaid for Pregnant Women
(No Cost/Low Cost Health Insurance)

Home Visitation Services
(In Home Parent Education Services during Pregnancy & Postpartum)

NJ Healthy Families: TANF Initiative for Parents (TIP)
(In Home Services & Parent Education during Pregnancy & Postpartum)

WIC Services
(Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Pregnant, Postpartum and
Breastfeeding Women, Infants & Children up to age 5)

Labor & Delivery
Hospitals in NJ
 
Safety & Quality in Maternity Care 
Cesarean Delivery: Comparing New Jersey Hospitals

After Your Baby is Born
Newborn Hearing Screening
Newborn Biochemical Screening 
New Jersey's Paternity Opportunity Program (POP)
(Paternity Establishment for Babies Born to Unmarried Parents.)

Choosing your Maternity Care Provider

American College of Nurse Midwives
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs: Search for a NJ Health Care Provider

Making Informed Decisions during Pregnancy, Childbirth & Beyond

MyMidwife.org (American College of Nurse Midwives)
Healthy Children.org (American Academy of Pediatrics)
FamilyDoctor.org (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Patient Education FAQs (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

Federal Resources

Baby Names
CDC Parent Portal
Healthy Pregnancy
What is Preconceptual Health?
Miscarriage, Pregnancy and Newborn Loss
For Moms and Moms to Be: Coping with Stress  
Protecting Children’s Health from Environmental Risks
For Moms and Moms-to-Be: Depression and Pregnancy
Parenting Together: Healthy Marriages and Relationships
For Dads-to-Be: Your Health and Preparing for Pregnancy
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine 
Vaccine Recommendations Before, During & After Pregnancy 

Radiation and Pregnancy: A Fact Sheet for the Public 
Emergency Preparedness and Response: Information for Pregnant Women

Community Resources

The March of Dimes 
NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortia
International Board of Lactation Consultants
Lamaze International (Childbirth Preparation)
Just for Dads (March of Dimes Education Center)
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
Doulas of North America (Labor and Postpartum Support)
Just in Time Parenting (Month by Month Pregnancy E-Newsletters)
La Leche League of New Jersey (Mother to Mother Breastfeeding Support)
Knowledge Paths (The Maternal & Child Health Library at Georgetown University)
Community Services Locator (The Maternal & Child Health Library at Georgetown University)


Safe Haven (Anonymous Drop-off for Unwanted Infants) 
2nd Floor (Confidential and Anonymous Youth & Young Adult Helpline)

Professional Resources

National Institutes of Health
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Maternal & Child Health Epidemiology
ACOG Ethics Committee Opinion Papers
National Human Genome Research Institute
Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey’s Programs
New Jersey Prenatal Task Force Report 2008
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
CDC Parent Portal: Resources for the Healthcare Professional
Cesarean Delivery: State Surveillance Overview, 2009 (NJDHSS)
Family and Parenting Resources (Cooperative Extension System)
Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities