Prenatal Care Coordination (PCC)
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.
