Prenatal Care Coordination (PCC)

Green Bay area

The Prenatal Care Coordination (PCC) program is designed to help pregnant teens (and their families, when appropriate) gain access to medical, social, educational, vocational, and other services related to their pregnancy.

Services are available to all teen girls throughout their pregnancy and continuing for up to 60 days after delivery. Program components include outreach, initial assessment, care plan development, ongoing care coordination and monitoring, and health education and nutrition counseling as needed.

The goal of the PCC program is to improve birth outcomes among pregnant teens. The main objectives include ensuring that teens:

  -  Are identified as early as possible in their pregnancy
  -  Receive individual support and services

  -  Receive early and continuous prenatal care services
  -  Receive necessary health and nutrition education

  -  Are referred to available community services, as needed

  -  Receive assistance in accessing and obtaining needed health and social services

Prenatal Care Coordination can:

  -  Help pregnant teens find a doctor

  -  Help find ways to pay doctor bills

  -  Locate and help teens enroll in teen lamaze classes

  -  Help with transportation

  -  Teach teens how to take care of their baby

  -  Show teens how to earn items for themselves and their baby through the program

  -  Get all other services that may need during the pregnancy

Through a personal interview with a PCC staff member, a program assessment is completed. An assigned case manager will

then work with teens to develop a plan, designed to help them take the best possible care of their baby - before and after the

baby is born. PCC staff will also provide information about other community resources that may be available, and work directly with the family and school personnel to encourage the teen mother to complete her education.

Any pregnant or parenting teen can complete the assessment for PCC participation. All services are confidential and free of charge. For more information, call 920-436-4416 ext. 120.

View a Prenatal Care Coordination brochure

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