Maternal Infant Health Program

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Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP)

Home support for pregnant women, new parents and families from a team of social workers, dietitians and nurses. The team provides prenatal, parenting and child development education; along with counseling, nutrition information and help in obtaining needed resources for qualifying individuals.

Talk to your health care provider about MIHP. For referrals call (800) 764-4111 or (616) 393-5731. You may also print and fax the Referral Form. For program information, call (616) 393-5758 or email ddotson@miottawa.org.

MIHP supports healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.

During Pregnancy, we will:

• Help assist with your Medicaid application.
• Connect you with community services for clothing, food and housing.
• Provide education about your developing baby.
• Teach you how to make healthy choices for a healthy pregnancy.
• Assist you with health problems that may affect your baby (e.g., diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, anxiety, depression).
• Help you quit or reduce tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse.
• Provide you with travel information to doctor visits.
• Address any concerns you may have about abuse or violence.

After Childbirth

(newborns through 12 months)

• Support you with breastfeeding.
• Teach you about safe sleeping.
• Give you immunization information.
• Weigh and measure your baby.
• Help you discover ways to calm your baby.
• Demonstrate infant massage techniques.
• Talk about postpartum depression and self-care.
• Provide counseling services for a healthy family.
• Suggest ways to play and spend time together.
• Explain children’s growth and development.
• Help you find low-cost birth control options.
• Give you nutrition education.

MIHP Team

• Dawn Dotson, Program Supervisor (616) 393-5758
• Jael Delahuerta, Team Support (616) 393-5764
• Devon Stuit, Medicaid Outreach (616) 393-5731
• Becky Antaya, Registered Dietitian (616) 393-5739
• Molly Dewald, Licensed Master Social Worker (616) 393-4448
• Cynthia Hinton-Smeyers, Licensed Master Social Worker (616) 393-5741
• Charly Nienhuis, Registered Nurse (616) 393-5728
• Julie Yoas, Registered Nurse (616) 393-4446
• Marissa Lesky, Registered Nurse (616) 393-5658

Children’s Health Services

• Children’s Special Health Care Services
• Dental Health 
• Family Planning and Birth Control
• Hearing & Vision
• Health Insurance Options
• Immunizations

Resources

• Help Me Grow Ottawa - Connects families with children (birth through age five) to free local resources that help children grow healthy and ready to succeed in school.
• Children's Health Services Flyer