Prenatal care for expectant mothers assures the best start in life for baby.  

Community outreach workers, through the New York State Department of Health funded Healthy Beginnings Program, serving Yonkers, White Plains/Greenburgh,  and Port Chester/Rye, perform outreach and work with community-based organizations to find women in need of prenatal care and assist them with services designed to assure a healthy beginning for their babies.

The "Healthy Beginnings" Program provides home visits to best meet individual and family needs.  Community outreach workers, who are bilingual, monitor prenatal care throughout each pregnancy and continue to follow the family until the baby turns a year old.  The program insures that the children have a primary care physician, receive regular checkups, immunizations, dental screening and lead testing.

The "Healthy Beginnings" Program provides information on local health, community and social services such as WIC, Medicaid, Prenatal Care Assistance Program, food stamps, food pantries, mental health services, domestic violence, HIV and substance abuse programs.

Outreach & Education

• Linkages with community organizations and health care providers  and involvement with the Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network and the Regional Center Forum enhance the programs services and community resources.
• The program provides incentives such as; cribs, t-shirts, baby sleepers and diaper bags to program enrollees who comply with all the scheduled prenatal care or pediatric appointments.
• Healthy Beginnings Program staff perform several hours of street outreach three times a month to find pregnant women who have no prenatal care or children without healthcare and/or health insurance.

For more information, please contact the Healthy Beginnings Program, 134 Court Street, White Plains, 10601  (914) 995-4391