Spotlight on the Staff: Denise Cervantes
Who is behind the popular Welcome Baby program? Lots of great people! Meet Denise, who started with the pilot and has supported hundreds of families over the years.
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Welcome Baby Program at MCHA Helps Mother Facing Financial Barriers to Prenatal Care
Sylvia, a client enrolled in MCHA’s Welcome Baby program, faced a daunting challenge when the high costs of prenatal care threatened her health and that of her baby. Read how her Welcome Baby team supported her through this challenge.
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“Being in Welcome Baby was a refresher for me, even though this was my fourth child.”
Welcome Baby may be especially helpful for first-time parents, but there’s plenty to learn with each pregnancy — and all expecting families can use a little extra support.
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Confused About ‘Public Charge’? Here’s What You Need to Know.
The proposed “public charge” rule could force immigrant families to choose between either getting a green card or accessing support for their family’s health care, nutrition, and housing. Here’s what you need to know about this proposal — and what you can do about it.
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Webinar: Medi-Cal’s Non-Medical Transportation Benefit: A Training for Home Visitors
Non-Medical Transportation, Non-Emergency Medical Transportation, Emergency Medical Transportation — they’re all covered by Medi-Cal, but what are the differences? This webinar shows home visitors how to help families find their way and minimize any administrative bumps in the road.
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MCHA’s ‘Welcome Baby’ Parents Talk Back
Maternal and Child Health Access (MCHA), which offers the free Welcome Baby program in partnership with California Hospital in Los Angeles, shared some of the feedback they’ve received from parents.
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The GOP Proposal to Replace Obamacare: What Does It Mean for L.A. County Families?
Last week began with House GOP leaders unveiling their plan – the American Health Care Act – to replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). LA Best Babies Network is not a political advocacy organization, so we’re not urging you to support or oppose legislation. But, because the Family Strengthening Network (Welcome Baby and its partner home visiting programs in Los Angeles County) helps families navigate the vicissitudes of insurance coverage, we wanted to provide a brief update.
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How to Support Pregnant and Parenting Teens
At our Family Strengthening Network workshop for home visitors, El Nido Family Centers invited two young parents to speak about their experience in El Nido’s Teen Parenting Services programs. We’ve posted video of this impressive mom and dad. Several teen parenting resources are also posted here.
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MCHA’s ‘Welcome Baby’ Program Gets the Bugs Out
Dalia, in her third trimester of pregnancy, told her Welcome Baby home visitor that bed bugs had invaded her home, leaving the family with itchy, burning bites. Naturally, Dalia worried how the bed bugs might harm her newborn baby.
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