Maternal and Child Health Division (MCHD)
The MCHD offers essential services and programs to promote maternal and child health and support families from pregnancy to early childhood. Their goal is to improve access, reduce health disparities, and promote positive health outcomes. MCH services empower families to thrive regardless of their socio-economic background or other circumstances.
The health of pregnant families and their babies before, during and after birth is important to the City of Hartford. Parents who do not have health services or access to health services while pregnant can miss learning about medical issues that can impact a pregnancy, like a mother having high blood pressure or the baby being born too early or too small.
Since 1980, we expanded our maternal and child health services (MCH) to monitor those issues that may be creating challenges for pregnant families to carry their pregnancies full term. MCH has home visiting services to support families so they may have a healthy pregnancy and learn more about healthy lifestyle changes to support keeping their families safe and healthy. With the goal of promoting and improving the health of mothers, fathers, and children in Hartford, the MCH Division offers services to parents, children and their families through a variety of free-of-charge and coordinated programs.
Inquiries about MIOP, NFN, Federal Healthy Start Program, and IAP can be made to (860) 757-4820. For questions about the WIC Program, please dial (860) 757-4780.
MIOP provides expecting parents with pregnancy education, intensive case management and linkages to community resources/supports. When baby is delivered parents and their babies are provided with milestone development screenings, post-partum health education/screenings, breastfeeding support, and continued linkages to programs and services that will strengthen the family. Support is also provided to parents to identify and start working toward personal goals. Our goal is to help parents and their babies by removing barriers that can impact the pregnancy and babies' experience in the first year of life.
For more information please feel free to contact (860) 757-4820.
