Navy Prenatal Resources - Page 4

Hampton Roads

This page contains information on many Prenatal Resources available in Hampton Roads. Additional resources are covered in other webpages found in the Family Centered Maternal-Infant Care Website.

American Red Cross	Domestic Violence	Free Stuff	Specific Information for Pregnant Sailors
Budgeting for Baby	Emergency Financial Assistance	Navy New Parent Support Program	Supplemental Food
Child Care	Family Advocacy Program	Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society	Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Child Care For Medical Appointments	Financial Management	One-on-One Help	What's on Each Base
Child Safety Seats	Fleet & Family Service Centers

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

Financial Management

Budgeting for Baby

This two hour class will help you develop a family financial plan, get you thinking about those upcoming baby expenses and how to cut costs. Participants should bring proof of pregnancy and a current LES. One-on-one counseling is available but the class usually takes care of most questions and problems. Call each location to determine their policy for one-on-one counselling. Some do walk in only and others want appointments.

When : Parents should attend during the mothers second trimester (4-6 months).

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Locations
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth Bldg. 3, 4 th Floor 953-5956	Naval Station Norfolk Bldg. SDA-344 7928 14 th St (w/FFSC) 423-8833	Little Creek NAB Bldg. 1481 D Street (w/library) 464-9364
Classes 3rd Tuesday 0930-1130	Classes Weekly on Tuesday 1000-1200	Classes 1 st & 3 rd Friday 1000-1200

Evening Classes for 2005, 1830-2030 at Little Creek only on: 24 Jan, 28 Mar, 1 Aug, 17 Oct

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Locations
Oceana NAS, Dam Neck Annex Bldg. 531 1896 Laser Rd (w/FFSC) 425-5789	WPNSTA Yorktown Bldg 423-8833 please specify that you are calling for Yorktown
Classes 2 nd & 4 th Wednesday 1200-1400

Note : The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society will provide education and counseling to the members of all services. However, they may only provide the free layette to members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and emergency financial assistance tomembers of the Navy and Marine Corps.

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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program

Supplemental Food

The WIC is a Department of Agriculture program to help ensure that pregnant women, new mothers, breastfeeding mothers, infants and children up to age 5, with lower incomes receive a diet high in protein, calcium, iron and vitamins A & C. It is not a welfare program. The benefits of WIC include

• Reductions in infant mortality
• Longer gestation (lowers risk of premature birth)
• Higher birth weights (low birth weight creates problems)
• Improved cognitive development of the children through better nutrition.

Participants receive vouchers that they can use to purchase specific foods such as milk, eggs, cheese, dry beans & peas, iron fortified cereals, fruit or vegetable juice, canned tuna, and peanut butter.

Qualifying for WIC is based upon total family income, family size and medical need determined by the WIC staff. For the military, income includes base pay, basic allowance for subsistence (separate rations), and most special pays (flight, submarine, sea pay, etc). It does not include basic allowance for housing. Mother and unborn baby count as two for family size.

If the mother qualifies for WIC, her baby automatically qualifies. If you have other children receiving free or reduced school lunch, you may alread qualify for WIC financially.

You should call or visit your closest WIC office to determine eligibility.

Chesapeake	Portsmouth	Suffolk
S. Norfolk Medical Clinic 490 Liberty St 382-8608	Health Dept 1701 High St Suite 102 393-5340	Health Dept. 1217 N. Main St . 686-4955

Norfolk	Virginia Beach
Sewell's Point Clinic 314-6404 M,W,R 8:30-1500	Green Run 4452 Corporation Lane 518-2788
Berkley 925 S. Main St . 494-2480	Oceana Naval Base 491-5928
Huntersville 830 Goff St 683-9280	Norfolk Ave 1091 Norfolk Ave #206 491-5183
Little Creek 7695 E. Sewell's Pt. Rd 531-2150	Pembroke 4080 Foxwood Dr . 424-9970
Park Place 606W 29 th St. 683-9256

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Services and Agencies Available on each Installation

	NMCP	Naval Station Norfolk *	Little Creek	Oceana	Dam Neck
American Red Cross	X	X
Child Development Center	X	X	X	X	X
Family Advocacy Program	X	X	X	X	X
Fleet and Family Services Center		X	X	X
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society	X	X	X	X
Navy New Parent Support Program	X	X	X		X
OB Clinic	X	X	X		X
WIC Office		X			X

 

	NW Annex	Yorktown	Fort Story	Fort Monroe	Fort Eustis	Langley AFB
American Red Cross					X
Army Community Services			X	X	X
Army Emergency Relief			X	X	X
Child Development Center	X	X	X	X	X
Family Advocacy Program	X	X	X	X	X	X
Fleet and Family Services Center	X	X
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society	X	X
Navy New Parent Support Program						X
New Parent Support & Education Program	X	X			X
OB Clinic	X			X	X	X
WIC Office

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