Resources for You and Your Baby
Carolina Complete Health offers individualized and tailored support to new parents through our Care Management programs. Taking care of yourself during pregnancy is one of the best ways to keep you and your baby healthy. As a Carolina Complete Health member, you have access to our Care Management Program, which provides:
- One-on-one support from a licensed nurse or program specialist
- Information about our services and extra benefits
- Personalized care plans to help you meet your health goals
- Support based on your stage of pregnancy
- Special care for high-risk pregnancies
- Help with community resources, like housing, food, and clothing
- Assistance in getting a breast pump
- Referrals for mental health and substance use support
- Birth control planning after delivery
- Connections to helpful community programs
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If you are planning to get pregnant or just found out you are expecting, it is important to see a doctor as soon as possible.
Need help finding an OB/GYN? We are here for you!
or call Member Services at 1-833-552-3876 (TTY: 711).
Note: To help you find all the information you might need, we’ve compiled a handy list of links and resources.Some of our resources make use of the words “mother” and “women.” The Start Smart for Your Baby program recognizes the limitations of this language. We are dedicated to making our content as inclusive as possible and the use of these terms does not exclude any gender identity group from accessing these resources.
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What are you looking for?
- Are you feeling sad, irritable, hopeless, or worried? Call the National Crisis Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
- Find a local provider of affordable mental health services.
- If your relationship is causing you to question your safety or the safety of the baby, call 1-800-799-7233. If it is not safe for you to call, the National Domestic Violence Hotline has a live chat service to provide real-time support.
- Look into parent groups like International MOMS Club and Baby Center.
- Find organizations dedicated to making period products accessible.
- Safe exercise during pregnancy
- Tips on healthy eating
- National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
- Postpartum Support International Helpline
- If you have been pregnant or given birth in the past year, it is important to talk to your doctor about your health. Review these key talking points with your provider
- You may have a lactation consultant available to you! The International Lactation Consultant Association can also help you find a specialist.
- Pumping and storing milk
- Breastfeeding discreetly in public
- Breastfeeding an older baby
- Learn federal rules and requirements for employers about breastfeeding and lactation at work:
- Staying in control of your body and sexual health is more than just choosing when or if you get pregnant again. Find free, fast, and confidential testing near you.
- Concerned about losing access to affordable birth control options after losing health coverage? Visit the Title X Family Planning Clinic Locator to find clinics and services near you.
- Bedsider is an online support network and offers low-cost (or free) birth control.
- Vaccines
- Caring for Your Baby
- Learn about lead testing.
- Tips for helping your baby sleep through the night.
- Get information on safe sleep.
- Give your baby a bath.
- Take care of your baby’s teeth.
- Take your baby’s temperature.
- Learn about car seat safety.
- Baby-proof your home.
- Have a NICU baby? Miracle Babies may be able to help you.
- Find assistance getting enough diapers for your baby.
- Learn proper swaddling techniques.
- Carolina Complete Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Care Management Program
- Understand the differences in infant cries
- Tips for Helping Your Baby Get on a Sleep Routine
- Reading to Your Baby
- Skip the Spoon
- You Could Be a Life Saver CPR
- We may be able to help you get a ride to your doctor’s appointments. Just call us at the number on the back of your ID card.
- Do you have other children? Plan childcare for when you deliver, when you need time to yourself, or when you go back to work after delivery. If you need help, call Child Care Aware at 1-800-424-2246.
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) | NCDHHS can provide you with free and healthy food, nutrition education, screenings, and referrals to other services. They also provide formula, breast pumps, and other breastfeeding resources. You can call the National Hunger Hotline at 1-800-548-6479, or talk to your doctor, local health department, or health plan to find out more about Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) | NCDHHS . Visit Feeding America to find a food pantry near you.
- Farmers markets offer affordable, healthy food. Some even accept SNAP benefits! Find a market in your area.
- Concerned with how your medications can affect pregnancy and breastfeeding? Talk to your doctor or call MotherToBaby at 1-866-626-6487.
- If you are trying to quit smoking, ask for help. For more information, visit our Tobacco Sessation Program.
- Trying to decrease or stop alcohol or substance use? Call the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence at 1-800-622-2255 or the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Treatment Referral Routing Service at 1-800-662-4357.
- Eleanor Health’s online addiction treatment services
- Empty Arms Bereavement Support provides support and resources for individuals and families who have suffered child loss
- Hand to Hold provides custom-made gowns for final photos and burial services
- Postpartum Support International has support groups for pregnancy and infant loss
- The Tears Foundation offers financial assistance and grief support groups