 Maternity
Care
In 1999, with the new Maternity Care
Program, the Gift of Life now provides services to women in 20 Alabama
Counties. They are: Autauga, Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh,
Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Elmore, Escambia, Lowndes, Monroe,
Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Talladega, Tallapoosa and Washington.
Women who reside in one of the above counties, have
had a positive pregnancy test, and are on Medicaid or want to apply for
Medicaid, can enroll in the Gift of Life Maternity Care Program. To
enroll, patients can do one of the following:
 | Ask their physician or nurse midwife about seeing a
Gift of Life care coordinator to enroll in the program.
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| Call the Gift of Life Foundation Enrollment
Hotline. In the Montgomery area, call (334) 272-1820. Outside the
Montgomery area, call toll free 1-877-826-BABY. |
The Gift of Life Maternity Care Program offers the
following services to pregnant women and their babies enrolled in the program:
| Prenatal Care and Education |
| Care Coordination |
| Prenatal and Delivery Classes |
| Social Service Referrals |
| Parenting Education & Classes |
| Nutrition Counseling |
| WIC Referral |
| Newborn Care and Health Education |
| Home Visit by Nurse After Delivery |
| Patient 1st Information |
| Postpartum Care |
| Family Planning |
| Postnatal Education |
 Gift of Life's
goal is healthy mothers and healthy babies. Since our implementation 19 years ago, many accomplishments have
been realized to help reach that goal: infant mortality has been
reduced, the number of prenatal visits per patient has increased, more
private obstetricians now accept low-income women, fewer patients
present to area emergency rooms with no prenatal care, and families have
access to more comprehensive care for their babies.
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