Community Resources
Preconception Health
Preconception health begins with planning and spacing children to create a healthy environment for a baby to develop. During pregnancy, early access to quality maternity care that is free of implicit bias and discrimination optimizes maternal health outcomes. After a pregnancy, ensuring an individual is linked to primary care to manage chronic health conditions and their overall health and well-being between pregnancies sets the stage for a healthy subsequent pregnancy.
Reproductive Life Guide (Plan de Vida Reproductiva)
Reproductive life planning is a comprehensive approach to family planning that considers a range of factors including contraception, preconception health, fertility, pregnancy intentions, and parenting goals. Sign up for a free Reproductive Life Plan that fits your goals and intentions.
Questions to Ask Physicians
Experience and Approach
- How long have you been practicing as a primary care provider?
- What motivated you to specialize in primary care?
- Can you describe your approach to patient care and building relationships with patients?
- How do you stay current with medical advancements and best practices in primary care?
Patient Care
- What types of patients do you typically see in your practice?
- How do you approach preventive care and health maintenance?
- Can you provide examples of common health conditions you treat in your practice?
- How do you involve patients in decision-making regarding their healthcare?
- Do you have multilingual staff or interpreters available for patients who speak languages other than English?
Preventive Health
- What preventive screenings and vaccinations do you recommend for patients based on their age, gender, and medical history?
- How do you approach preventive health discussions with patients during routine visits?
- Can you provide guidance on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including diet and exercise recommendations?
Payment and Insurance
- What types of insurance do you accept, and do you offer any self-pay options or payment plans?
- Can you provide transparency regarding billing practices and potential out-of-pocket costs for patients?
- How do you support patients in navigating insurance coverage and understanding their healthcare costs?
Patient Education
- What resources or educational materials do you provide to help patients better understand their health conditions and treatment options?
- How do you empower patients to take an active role in managing their health and making informed decisions?
- Can you discuss your approach to shared decision-making and patient-centered care?
Mental Health and Well-being
- How do you address mental health concerns in your practice?
- What resources or referrals do you offer for patients struggling with mental health issues?
- Can you discuss your approach to addressing stress management and improving mental well-being?
Cultural Competency
- How do you ensure cultural sensitivity and competence in providing care to patients from diverse backgrounds?
- Are there cultural considerations you take into account when discussing treatment options or health recommendations with patients?
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Midwife Experience
- How many years have you been practicing?
- How many babies do you delivery on average yearly?
- Where did you receive certification?
- Do you take CE (continuing education) classes?
- Are you state licensed?
- Are you a member of any associations for midwives?
Midwife Appointments
- How often will I have appointments scheduled?
- What will happen during each appointment?
- What type of payment plan do you offer and what do your fees include?
- Can I bring a family member(s) to my appointments?
- Are you on punctual with appointment times or is there usually a wait?
Medical Requirements
- Do you have/use a fetoscope?
- Do you require the use of dopplers?
- Do you require an ultrasound and/or vaginal exams?
- Do you require the gestational diabetes test?
- Is there any alternative to the Glucola drink?
- Do you test for GBS+?
- What is the course of treatment if a mom is positive?
- Do you recommend vaccines for pregnant women?
Medical Interventions
- How long after my due date do you allow women to go?
- At what point do your patients/clients become too high risk to work with?
- Which physicians are you affiliated with in case of transfer of care because too high risk?
- Do you have personal relationships with them?
- What percent of your patients end up with an epidural?
- With a Caesarean?
- With a forceps or vacuum extraction delivery?
Birthing Experience
- Do you offer home and/or water births?
- Do you do VBACs? What is your success rate like?
- Do you allow delayed cord clamping? How about delayed bathing?
- What do you typically recommend for pain management during labor?
- Do you encourage pregnant moms to use doulas? Or get chiropractor care?
- What does the first hour after birth look like? Do you encourage skin-to-skin contact with baby and mom?
- Do you encourage moms to breastfeed? Do you know what a proper latch looks like and best positions for newborns? Do you have lactation consultants you recommend?
- What is your postpartum care plan for myself? Baby?
Emergency Situations
- Have you completed training in neonatal resuscitation?
- How do you handle situations when the baby is breech during labor?
- Which hospital(s) are you approved for working in case of an emergency?
- Do you have experience with postpartum hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, breech baby or cord prolapse?
Personal Character
- Do you have children yourself?
- Did you use a midwife during your own deliveries?
- Are you a good decision maker?
- Why should I choose you to deliver my newborn? What sets you apart?
- What is your style or bedside manner?
Miscellaneous
- Have you ever lost a baby or mother during a delivery?
- Do you have any vacation/trips planned during the month of my due date?
- What was the most successful birthing experience you were involved in?
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Experience and Approach
- What are your qualifications?
- How long have you been certified as an IBCLC?
- What should I expect during my appointment?
- Can my partner participate in our consultation?
- What is your availability like?
- *Can you describe your approach to patient care and building relationships with patients?
- *How do you stay current with medical advancements and best practices in lactation care?
Patient Care
- What measures do you take to protect patient privacy? (This is especially important for providers who post to social media.)
- Do you offer in-home visits? Do you offer virtual visits or follow up?
- Do they bring a sensitive scale to see how much milk my baby transfers?
- Do they specialize in my particular situation (whether that be twins or multiples, low milk supply, oversupply, premature babies, etc.)?
- What is your opinion of/experience with:
- Bottle feeding approaches that support breastfeeding?
- Tongue tie and lip tie?
- Body work / craniosacral therapy for newborns?
- Nipple pain in the early weeks and how do you assess for causes?
- High-need babies?
- Low milk supply and/or slow weight gain?
- *How do you involve patients in decision-making regarding their healthcare?
- *Do you have multilingual staff or interpreters available for patients who speak languages other than English?
Payment and Insurance
- What types of insurance do you accept?
- Do you offer sliding scale options or payment plans?
- Do you charge per visit or per hour?
- How many visits are included in a treatment plan?
- *Can you provide transparency regarding billing practices and potential out-of-pocket costs for patients?
- *How do you support patients in navigating insurance coverage and understanding their healthcare costs?
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Antepartum/Prenatal Care
- When should I start taking prenatal vitamins?
- How long does it take to get an OB/GYN appointment at your clinic?
- When should my first appointment be?
- Is vaginal bleeding normal in the first trimester?
- What is round ligament pain?
- What medicines are safe to take during pregnancy?
- Can I relax or dye my hair while pregnant?
- Is it normal to have breastmilk before delivery?
- Do you do VBACs (Vaginal birth after Cesarean)
- What's the difference between a midwife and an OB/GYN?
- How many pounds should I gain during pregnancy?
Emergency Situations
- What are Braxton Hicks contractions and how are they different from regular contractions?
- What are the signs of early labor?
- When should I go to the hospital?
- How soon after my water breaks should I go to the hospital?
- How often should I feel the baby's movement?
Delivery and Postpartum
- How long does it take for breast milk to come in?
- How many days would I stay at the hospital after delivery? Vaginal delivery? C-section?
- Can I keep my placenta?
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Doula Experience
- How long have you been a doula?
- Can you provide any references or feedback from previous clients?
- Are you certified or continuing your education?
- Do you have any experience supporting high-risk pregnancy/birth complications?
- Do you have any lactation experience?
- Have you attended any cesarean births?
Doula Services
- What services do you provide?
- Do you have a backup doula? If so, when do I meet them?
- When do you show up for labor and delivery?
- Do you incorporate any spiritual/religious practices in your care?
- Do you support home births or hospital/birthing center only?
- How long do you remain after the birth of my baby?
- Do you provide postpartum services?
- Do you provide support to the birthing person only?
- What coping techniques do you find most helpful?
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Sexual Health
Sexual health is a complex topic that covers more than just physical health, like the absence of disease or dysfunction. Sexual wellness is a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality. It requires respect for sexuality and a positive approach to sexual relationships that allows for pleasurable and safe experiences free of discrimination and coercion.
Resources
Sexually Transmitted Infections Screenings
STI appointments, including HIV testing, are available weekdays (except holidays). Call early, as same-day appointments are limited. Services are confidential and free of charge.
Call 336-641-3245 to schedule an appointment in Greensboro or High Point.
Sexual Health Action Group (SHAG)
SHAG is an outreach HIV/STI prevention program from the Guilford County Division of Public Health. The SHAG outreach team provides HIV and STI screenings and education in community locations such as universities, apartment complexes, homeless shelters, night clubs, mobile clinics and during community events.
American Sexual Health Association (ASHA)
ASHA empowers individuals, families, and communities to achieve sexually healthy lives through education and advocacy. They provide information and resources on sexuality and reproductive health that are reliable, science-based, and stigma-free.
Sexual Health for Youth in Care (SYNC)
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina (CHS) offers an innovative SYNC program with the goal of providing free sexual health education for both out-of-home teens and the professionals who work with them. With Health Education Trainers across the state, SYNC utilizes evidence-based approaches that have been proven to reduce the prevalence of teen pregnancy, unhealthy relationships, and STI/STDs, while increasing self-awareness and empowering decision-making – all needs that are more prevalent with youth in care.
Family Planning Services
Comprehensive services provide a complete examination, pap and lab tests, a full range of birth control options, plus education and counseling. Information is available in English and Spanish.
Call 336-641-3245 to schedule an appointment in Greensboro or High Point
Regional Vasectomy Program
The Regional Vasectomy Program, based at the Guilford County Division of Public Health, helps provide men with vasectomy services. This program, sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, is open to any male who is 21 years of age or older.
Planned Parenthood Birth Control Quiz
Explore available contraception options and find the one that fits into your life with this interactive quiz from Planned Parenthood.
Prenatal Health
A successful pregnancy starts with excellent prenatal health. Whether you choose a doctor, a midwife, or a doula, the experience and knowledge they offer will help you have a healthier baby and lower your risk for complications like premature birth.
Resources
The Adopt-A-Mom Program
Sponsored by Every Baby Guilford, this program provides financial support for prenatal care for birthing people who do not qualify for Medicaid and are under/uninsured.
CenteringPregnancy
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, CenteringPregnancy is prenatal care that includes health assessments, education and support. Individuals with similar due dates meet for their prenatal visits with two co-facilitators about 10 times during their pregnancy in the same Centering room. Each session lasts for about two hours with no time in the waiting and is facilitated by a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant and a Nurse or Childbirth Educator.
Cone Health Pregnancy & Parenting Classes
Cone Health offers classes in Greensboro that are designed to help everyone in your family prepare for and adjust to life with a newborn.
Prepared Childbirth Classes at the Guilford County Department of Public Health
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Public Health Prepared Childbirth Classes in person to help moms, birthing people, and their partners prepare for a healthy delivery and beyond. Whether you're a first-time birthing person or you've been through labor before, childbirth classes are a great way to get ready to welcome your newborn baby into the world. In the four-week class, parents will learn about signs of labor, medications and interventions, new mom care, breastfeeding, infant care, and more. Classes will be held one night a week for four weeks from 6-8 p.m. Call 336-641-4718 to register for childbirth classes. Medicaid covers the cost of the classes for individuals and their partners. For individuals without Medicaid, the class is $45.00 for the series.
Care Management for High Risk Pregnant People (CMHRP)
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, a free care management service available to pregnant individuals enrolled in North Carolina Medicaid and to a limited number of low income, uninsured pregnant individuals. Pregnancy Care Managers are registered nurses or social workers who will work with birthing people and your prenatal care provider to ensure the best possible care during pregnancy and up to sixty days after delivery.
Nurse Family Partnership
Sponsored by GenerationEd, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is an evidence-based nurse home visitation program that provides nurse home visitation to low-income, first-time mothers. A nurse home visitor educates the birthing person about the growth and development of her baby and helps them become more self-sufficient.
Healthy Beginnings Program: YWCA Greensboro and YWCA High Point
The Greensboro and High Point YWCAs offer Healthy Beginnings, a personalized program for minority individuals and their children. The evidence-based program seeks to help birthing people have healthy pregnancies and healthy children and maintain a healthy lifestyle between pregnancies. Eligible individuals must be pregnant or no more than 60 days postpartum, and services continue up to 2 years after the baby’s birth. For more information contact Tishonna Brown at 336-457-5258 or tbrown@ywcagsonc.org
A Healthy Start Triad Baby Love Plus Program
Sponsored by Piedmont Health Services Sickle Cell Agency, Triad Baby Love Plus (TBLP) is a free program designed to promote healthy pregnancies, positive birth outcomes and provide participants with the knowledge and resources needed to give babies their best start in life.
Guilford Family Connects
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Guilford Family Connects offers nurse home visits to all deliveries in Guilford County. Nurse home visits provide support, education, and early identification and referral of health & safety concerns.
Healthy Start
Sponsored by Family Service of the Piedmont, Healthy Start is a home-based support program that works with pregnant individuals and new parents with stress factors that make parenting an even tougher job. Home Visitors help parents to nurture their children's development and create a positive living environment for their families.
Health Navigators
A health navigator is a trained individual or organization that helps community members with their health coverage. Health Navigators help individuals with limited healthcare knowledge understand the healthcare and health insurance systems available to them.
Resources
Pregnancy and Labor Support
From Guilford County's community-based doula program to the Cone Health Women's and Children's Centers, explore resources that support pregnancy and labor.
Resources
Community-Based Doula Program
Every Baby Guilford is proud to provide free doula services to individuals already enrolled in home-visiting programs. Learn more about the program and find out if you qualify on our website. You will also find downloadable resources and a directory of doulas practicing in Guilford County and surrounding areas.
Cone Health Community Doula Program
Cone Health sees community doulas as valued members of the birth care team. An application process has been established for community doulas to provide their services on Cone Health campuses. Visit their online form to learn about the measures Cone Health has in place to elevate the doula role beyond visitor status. Cone Health works closely with community volunteers/programs to assist with providing no-cost doula care to patients who meet certain at-risk criteria. For more information, please email doulaservices@conehealth.com.
Lactation Support
Support, guidance, and assistance are available to help new mothers navigate their lactation journey.
Resources
Making It Work
Making It Work is a program promoting lactation-friendly policies in businesses and worksites within the community. It uses evidence-based strategies that are proven to lower infant mortality rates, improve birth outcomes and improve the overall health status of children ages birth to five. Participating organizations create a lactation-friendly community by setting up spaces to increase lactation accessibility.
WIC
Offered through the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, WIC (Women, Infant and Children) provides supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
In Greensboro at:
1100 E. Wendover Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27405
For more information, call 336-641-3214.
In High Point at:
501 E. Green St.
High Point, NC 27260
For more information, call 336-641-7571.
Mahogany Milk Support Group
The mission of Mahogany Milk Support Group is to promote, encourage, and normalize nursing for Black and Brown families. Their goal is to break socio-cultural stereotypes by providing families of color with education and support throughout their nursing journey. They are accepting of all breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and bodyfeeding families in the community.
Cone Health
Cone Health offers Breastfeeding Support Groups allow birthing people to gather with other new birthing people to share breastfeeding stories, challenges and triumphs, get help from a certified lactation consultant, and weigh your baby on an infant scale.
Lactation Clinic – North Carolina A&T State University (N.C. A&T)
Community-based outpatient clinic offering cost-free lactation education and support, supervised by an IBCLC and staffed by N.C. A&T students and graduates.
In Greensboro at:
930 Third St., First Floor
Greensboro, NC 27405
For more information, call 336-334-7850.
Baby Café
Pregnant and breastfeeding families are invited to drop in and connect with a lactation consultant and other breastfeeding families. During this time, the lactation consultant is available to assist with breastfeeding concerns and provide infant weight checks.
Baby Café provides a relaxed environment for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers to connect, share experiences, and receive professional lactation support.
Baby Café is open in Greensboro with no appointment necessary!
In Greensboro at 1200 Arlington Street on Tuesdays - 10:30 a.m. to noon. Contact Lisa Russell Miller at 336-989-5300 for more information.
Breastfeed NC
Breastfeed NC is a hub for evidence-based information and resources for people who breastfeed, their partners, and other family members in order to support their chestfeeding journey.
Cone Health Outpatient Breastfeeding Consultation
Certified Lactation Consultants provide a range of breastfeeding and educational services during pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.
In Greensboro at:
1121 North Church St., Entrance C
Greensboro, NC 27401
For more information, call 336-832-4777.
Infant Resources
Explore resources that support the health and well-being of infants, as well as information and support groups for those experiencing infant loss.
Support for Premature Infants
Family Support Network
The Family Support Network provides support, education, and caring connections to Guilford County families who have a child with special needs or who have experienced a NICU stay. Services are confidential and offered at no cost to our families.
Support for Infant Loss
Cone Health Support for Miscarriage and Infant Loss
Cone Health’s Women’s and Children’s Center provides follow-up grief support for individuals, couples and extended family members no matter how much time has passed. The Comfort Team is available at (336) 832-6882.
AuthoraCare
AuthoraCare’s Grief Support program serves individuals and families who are coping with the loss of a loved one.
NationalShare.org
Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support is a non-profit offering pregnancy and infant loss support, including online groups in English and Spanish.
Every Baby Remembered
October 15th: National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Join Every Baby Guilford and community members for an annual walk to honor all babies who have died during pregnancy and infancy. This is also an opportunity for families impacted by pregnancy and infant loss to connect with other parents with similar journeys.
Infant Wellness
Safe Sleep North Carolina
Safe Sleep NC is a program of the UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health with the goal to strengthen the adoption of infant safe sleep practices that reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and that prevent infant sleep-related deaths such as accidental infant asphyxiation and suffocation across the state.
HealthySteps Specialists
Sponsored by Children’s Home Society of NC, HealthySteps is evidence-based, interdisciplinary pediatric primary care program that ensures babies and toddlers receive nurturing parenting and have healthy development. Specialists meet with parents of children birth to age 3 at children’s well-child visits in pediatric offices in Guilford County.
Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC)
Sponsored by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC) provides free case management service for eligible children from birth up to five years of age. The program serves children born at risk for developmental delays, children who have difficulty learning to speak or doing other things that a typical toddler or preschooler can, children whose parents have a concern that “something isn’t right”.
MyVision
A free digital resource led by expert ophthalmologists and optometrists to provide trusted information on eye health and vision. When infants are first born, their vision skills are not yet fully developed. Instead, babies go through various stages of eyesight development throughout the first two years of their lives. This guide informs parents about their child's vision development and covers topics like the stages of eyesight development, signs of potential vision issues, what parents can do to help with development, and more!
Parenting Resources
Parenting is harsh, but you're not alone. Explore support groups, educational programs, public services, and more.
Resources
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Triple P is a parenting program designed to prevent – as well as treat – behavioral and emotional problems in children and teenagers. It aims to prevent problems in the family, school and community before they arise and to create family environments that encourage children to realize their potential.
Parents as Teachers Guilford County
Parents as Teachers Guilford County is a Blue Ribbon Affiliate of a national program that provides parenting education and support to families throughout pregnancy until their child turns five. Their focus is on encouraging parent/child interactions, understanding child development’s impact on child behavior and strengthening the family as a whole. This information sharing and skill development happens through home visits, group connections, screenings and resources. They partner with families to build supportive relationships that empower families to prepare their children to enter school ready to learn, ready for life. Their mission is to provide the information, support, and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.
The Basics Guilford
The Basics are five evidence-based parenting and caregiving practices that can be used in everyday life to benefit young children of all backgrounds and in all corners of Guilford County. While the program is being coordinated locally by a dedicated group of nonprofits and community leaders committed to early childhood development, the Basics is part of a broader, national network of communities striving to help all children thrive.
Bright By Text
Bright by Text is a free service that shares parenting tips by text message. Get curated content from trusted experts with helpful tips, info and activities on physical and mental health, social-emotional wellbeing, safety, brain development, connections, encouragement and more. Messages embrace diversity, are written on a 6th grade reading level to increase accessibility, and are currently offered in English and Spanish.
The Peculiar Dad Club
The Peculiar Dad Club is a community dedicated to supporting and empowering fathers as caregivers.
Mental Health Resources
Becoming a parent is a significant life change, and managing your mental health as a parent is essential. Resources and support are available locally and nationally. You're never alone.
Resources
Family Services Crisis Line
Call (336) 273-7272 for mental health and domestic violence crisis support.
Hopeline
Call 1-(877) 235-4525 for confidential mental health crisis line.
Peer Warmline
Call 1-855-PEERS NC (855-733-7762) 24/7, available to all North Carolinians
The statewide Peer Warmline is a phone line staffed by Peer Support Specialists who offer non-clinical support and resources to those in crisis. Peer Support Specialists (or “peers”) are people living in recovery with mental illness and/or substance use disorder who provide support to others who can benefit from their lived experience. Their unique expertise helps reduce stigma while strengthening overall engagement in care.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
If you are thinking about harming yourself, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support call 1-800-273-8255 any time. The Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a great resource with real-time help 24/7.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.
Guilford County Behavioral Health Centers
The Guilford County Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center will provide timely access to mental health services for children and adolescents (age 4 - 17) and adults presenting in a mental health crisis. The program is designed for those who need urgent behavioral health or substance use treatment and are not experiencing a medical crisis that would typically require an emergency room visit.
Kellin Foundation: Support Groups
The Kellin Foundation offers a variety of support groups that connect people with similar experiences in a encouraging environment to promote wellness and healing. Support groups are free to attend.
Nami Guilford
NAMI Guilford is an organization of families, friends and individuals whose lives have been affected by mental illness. Together, we advocate for better lives for those individuals who have a mental illness.
Family Services of the Piedmont
Family Service of the Piedmont’s professional therapists provide individual and family counseling for children, adolescents and adults dealing with substance abuse, drug addiction, alcoholism, anger management, depression, anxiety, family stress, physical abuse, sexual abuse, family dysfunction, grief or marital problems. Services are offered on a sliding fee scale with costs as low as $0 depending on income level. Medicaid is accepted.
Kellin Foundation: Education and Outreach
The Kellin Foundation offers evidence-based and nationally-recognized workshops led by certified instructors to individuals, families, businesses, churches, first responders, schools, community groups, and any other interested group.
Mental Health Test
Use this Screening Tool from Mental Health American to help understand different types of mental health challenges. Mental Health America also has resources and tools to help you manage your mental health issues. If you screen positive for a mental health condition, they will recommend resources.
Mental Health Myths and Facts
Information from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Every Baby Guilford is a collective action movement with the mission to ignite and mobilize Guilford County through partnerships and unified strategies to eliminate disparities and prevent infant deaths.