Pregnancy

First Steps In-Home Visitation
A home-visitation program for pregnant women and families with children up to five years of age. Services include child development screenings, parenting education, home visits, nutrition counseling, and preventive health care.

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Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law
ALL hospitals in Pennsylvania are Safe Havens. If a parent cannot properly take care of their newborn (up to 28 days old), they can take the infant to any hospital and leave him/her there in the care of hospital staff. Parents will not have to talk to anyone. They will not get into any trouble as long as the baby is unharmed and not a victim of any crime. No one will ask any questions or make judgments.  When a baby is left at the hospital s/he is in safe hands. A doctor will examine the baby and provide any medical care. Then the local child welfare system will take custody of the baby and find him/her a loving family. For more information visit the Safe Haven website or call 1-866-921-SAFE (7233).

Safe Sleep ActionAlert
Infants and children one year of age and younger are particularly vulnerable to injury and death when safe sleep practices are not followed. DHS issued the  ActionAlert - Safe Sleep Education and the  Safe Sleep Leave-behind Flyer to inform staff and caregivers about these dangers and how to reduce them.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
412-350-5801
The WIC Program is a health and supplemental nutrition program for pregnant women; breastfeeding women up to 12 months postpartum; non-breastfeeding women up to six months post-partum; infants and children up to five years of age who have a medical/nutritional risk and meet financial eligibility criteria.  WIC is provided by the Allegheny County Health Department.

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