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Pregnancy and Newborn

  • About Home Visiting Programs

  • About the Massachusetts Home Visiting Initiative

  • Birth Defects Research and Prevention

  • Breastfeeding Initiative

    Breastfeeding has long been recognized as one of the most important contributors to infant health. New and continuing research is increasing our understanding that the absence of breastfeeding is a significant public health issue, and is associated with excess risk of morbidity and mortality in infants, children and in women.
  • Cord Blood Banking

  • Domestic Violence

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  • Early Intervention Partnerships Program

  • Egg Retrieval

  • Family Planning

  • Folic Acid Initiative

  • Growing Up Healthy

  • Growth and Nutrition Program

    The Growth and Nutrition Program makes expert services available to children and their families to ensure that nutrition does not impair the health and development of children in Massachusetts.
  • HIV/AIDS Services

    The MassCARE program is a statewide network of community sites offering health care and support services for women, children and youth with HIV and their affected family members. MassCARE provides primary and specialty care to women, children, and youth with HIV as well as case management services and support groups.
  • Hospital Maternity Information

    The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) compiles statistics provided by hospitals across Massachusetts to help you learn about each facility's maternity and delivery practices. If you are expecting a baby and want information about choosing the place where you will deliver, the information on this site may help you make a decision.
  • Hospital Requirements for Maternal and Newborn Care

    105 CMR 130.000, Hospital Licensure, includes 130.601 to 130.669
  • Immunization

  • Massachusetts Center for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

  • Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Program

  • Newborn Blood Screening Program

  • Newborn Hearing Screening - Information for Parents

  • New Parent Initiative

  • Postpartum Depression

  • Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

  • Sexual Violence

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