Early Intervention Partnerships Pregnancy and Newborn Support Programs

Thom Child & Family Services offers free home visits to pregnant women, new mothers and their infants who live in the Springfield and Greater Lowell areas of Massachusetts.

The Pregnancy and Newborn Support Program is for pregnant women and families with newborn babies.

Thom Pregnancy and Newborn Support Programs provide home visits that focus on helping pregnant women access pre-natal care and engage in healthy behaviors. After the baby is born, Thom Pregnancy and Newborn Support Programs help new parents to do what's best for their babies' optimal growth and development through the first year. Home visits can help with:

• Prenatal advice and support
• Breastfeeding information and support
• Health and parenting education
• Questions about child development
• Referrals for help with housing, health, education economic and/or community support

The Pregnancy and Newborn Support Program can provide services to women and their families when:

• Mother is less than 20 years old and has 2 children (including current pregnancy) OR less than 22 years old and has 3 children (including current pregnancy)
• There is violence in the home
• There was a previous poor birth outcome including premature birth
• There has been inadequate prenatal care
• Mother is homeless or housing is unstable
• There is a history of maternal depression
• There is a history of using substances that pose a danger for the unborn child including alcohol and tobacco

Thom Pregnancy and Newborn Support Programs serve the Lowell Area and the Springfield Area.