Resources for pregnancy, labor, birth and parenting
Free mobile app
Beginnings: Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond is available as a mobile app for the:
Apple iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch®
The free app includes the same content as the book, along with:
- a personal profile with due date setting
- baby development illustrations
- a baby kick tracker tool
- helpful to-do lists
Health information and help
Text4Baby
Receive text messages to help you before and after baby arrives. Text BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411, or go to text4baby.org to sign up for this free service of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition.
If your child is being abused
National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-CHILD (422-4453)
childhelp.org
If you and your baby are not safe
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
thehotline.org
Crisis Connection, 24 hours a day
612-379-6363
1-866-379-6363
crisis.org
United Way First Call for Help
Referral to community agencies, classes, support groups, crisis assistance
211
211.org
Alcohol
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
952-922-0880 (Minneapolis)
651-227-5502 (St. Paul)
aa.org
Al-Anon Family Groups
952-920-3961 (Minneapolis)
651-771-2208 (St. Paul)
al-anon.alateen.org
Drugs
Narcotics Anonymous
Minnesota Region 1-877-767-7676
Wisconsin Region 1-800-240-0276
na.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Helpline
1-800-662-4357
samhsa.gov
National Cancer Institute
1-800-4CANCER (422-6237)
cancer.gov
QuitPlan (Minnesota)
1-888-354-PLAN (7526)
1-877-266-3863 (Spanish)
quitplan.com
Wisconsin Tobacco Helpline
1-877-270-STOP (7867)
1-877-266-3863 (Spanish)
Pregnancy, parenting and infant care
Allina Health pregnancy care can help you give your child the best possible beginning.
Classes
For The Mother Baby Centers of Allina Health and Children's Minnesota (all locations) and St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Allina Health partners with Amma Parenting Center for classes (starting Sept. 1, 2018). Visit Amma Parenting Center's website for classes descriptions, dates/times, locations, fees and registration.
For all other Allina Health birth centers, visit Find Classes/Events.
Referrals
Allina Health Physician Referral can help you find a health care provider for you or your baby. Call 612-262-3333 or 1-800-877-7878.
Home care
Allina Health Home Health - Mother & Newborn provides home visits during pregnancy and home visits for moms and babies after leaving the hospital. Call 612-863-4478 or 1-800-788-8093.
Park Nicollet OB Home Care (St. Francis Regional Medical Center) 952-993-6069
Home care services can include:
Antepartum (during pregnancy): home visits for 17P injections, hyperemesis (nausea and vomiting), preterm labor and fetal monitoring (non-stress test) services.
Postpartum (after pregnancy): home visits for moms and babies after leaving the hospital, breastfeeding support, baby weights, baby lab work for jaundice, Cesarean birth incision site care for moms.
MAP (Minnesota AIDS Project) AIDS Line
612-373-2437 or
1-800-248-2437
mnaidsproject.org
General child care information
Child Care Aware
1-800-424-2246
childcareaware.org
Car seat information
Minnesota Safety Council
651-291-9150
1-800-444-9150
Car seat safety information
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1-888-327-4236
nhtsa.gov
Minnesota Department of Transportation
1-800-657-3774
carseatsmadesimple.org
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
1-866-511-9467
dot.wisconsin.gov (Click on Safety. Choose Child safety seats under Vehicles and equipment.)
Lead safety
National Lead Information Center
(for houses built before 1978)
1-800-424-LEAD (5323)
epa.gov/lead
Poison safety
Poison Center
1-800-222-1222
This number can be used nationwide, and the call will be directed to the poison center in the area where the call is being made.
poison.org
Product safety
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
(product recall information)
1-800-638-CPSC (2772)
cpsc.gov,
DONA (Doulas of North America)
1-888-788-3662
dona.org
March of Dimes
1-914-997-4488
marchofdimes.com
March of Dimes Minnesota Chapter
952-835-3033
marchofdimes.com/minnesota
Metro Alliance for Healthy Families
Family home visiting program.
651-554-6186
Minnesota Visiting Nurse Association
In-home family services; care for at-risk, low-income families.
612-617-4600
National Dietitian Help Line
1-800-366-1655
eatright.org
WIC Programs
Supplemental food and nutrition education for financially eligible women and children
651-201-4404 or 1-800-657-3942
fns.usda.gov/wic
Early Childhood Family Education
Public school system classes for families (citywide and statewide)
651-582-8402
commed.spps.org/Page/22456
Family Resource Centers at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
612-813-6816 (Minneapolis)
651-220-6368 (St. Paul)
childrensmn.org
University of Minnesota Extension: Parenting Education Resources
612-624-1786
extension.umn.edu/family,
Breastfeeding resources and lactation counselors
Baby Cafés are free, drop-in centers for pregnant and breastfeeding moms to consult with an international board-certified lactation consultant.
Baby Café Buffalo
763-684-7630
Baby Café Coon Rapids
763-236-7430
Baby Café St. Paul
651-241-5088
Baby Café River Falls
715-307-6319
For breast pumps and accessories, contact your hospital's breastfeeding resource center or call Allina Health Health Oxygen & Medical Equipment at 651-628-4800 or 1-800-737-4473.
The Mother Baby Center at United and Children's Minnesota - St. Paul
651-241-6250
The Mother Baby Center at Mercy with Children's Minnesota - Coon Rapids
763-236-7430
The Mother Baby Center at Abbott Northwestern and Children's Minnesota - Minneapolis
612-863-4638
Buffalo Hospital Birth Center
763-684-7640
Cambridge Medical Center Birth Center
763-688-7886
District One Hospital Birth Center
507-332-4743
La Leche League (Minnesota)
612-922-4996
lalecheleague.org
New Ulm Medical Center
Breastfeeding Support Group
507-217-5333
Owatonna Hospital Birth Center
507-977-2455
Regina Hospital Birth Center
651-404-1200
River Falls Area Hospital
lactation resource
715-307-6319
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
Hospital Breastfeeding Support Center
952-428-2064l
Newborn screening
Minnesota Department of Health
1-800-664-7772
health.state.mn.us (Click Topics. Select Life Stages & Populations. Choose Newborn Screening.)
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
1-608-267-9662
dhs.wisconsin.gov (Click Topics A to Z. Select N. Choose Newborn Screening Program.)
Special needs and support
Family Voices
1-866-334-8444
familyvoices.org
Help Me Grow
For concerns about your child's development or special needs.
1-860-837-6267 or 1-860-837-6232
helpmegrowmn.org
American Pregnancy Association's information on multiples pregnancies
1-800-672-2296
American Pregnancy
Multiples of America
248-231-4480
Multiples of America
Allina Health Postpartum Depression Support
Minneapolis or West St. Paul 612-863-4770
Postpartum Support International
1-800-944-4PPD (1-800-944-4773)
postpartum.net
Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Minnesota Helpline
612-787-PPSM (612-787-7776)
ppsupportmn.org
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Parent-to-Parent
651-220-6371
612-813-6059
Allina Health Grief Resources
651-628-1752
Pregnancy After Loss Support Group
651-241-6206
More websites
In addition to all the great information on Allina Health's website, here are some other helpful websites:
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Car seat information: carseatsmadesimple.org andzeroinwisconsin.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For SIDS information, go to cdc.gov/SIDS/index.htm.
Children's Hospitals and Clinics
Consumer Product Safety Commission
DONA (Doulas of North America)
Help Me Grow
La Leche League
March of Dimes
Minnesota Department of Health Statewide Safe Eating Guidelines
Minnesota Safety Council
National Dairy Council
Sidelines High-Risk Pregnancy Support
Text4Baby
University of Minnesota Extension Parenting Education Resources
nutrition.gov
womenshealth.gov
healthfinder.gov
foodsafety.gov
medlineplus.gov
Office of Dietary Supplements
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