Pregnancy & Parenting Resources
Whether you are thinking about having children someday, pregnant, or already parenting, IDHS is here to help! This webpage links to several resources related to pregnancy and parenting.
Crisis Nursery Programs
IDHS partners with crisis nurseries service providers to meet the needs of families who experience short-term crisis.
Better Birth Outcomes - Comprehensive
Better Birth Outcomes Comprehensive (BBO-C) is a statewide program (outside the City of Chicago) that provides pregnant, and parenting clients with direct, comprehensive, 1:1 nursing assessments and assistance to connect and engage with desired services and understand the importance of a medical home.
Better Birth Outcomes - Navigation
BBO Navigation (BBO-N) is a program in the City of Chicago that helps pregnant and parenting clients understand the importance of a medical home and connect them to a myriad of medical, social, and other benefits and supports available in their community. Through in-person visits, the Navigator collaborates with families to identify and mitigate barriers to accessing desired supports and services.
High Risk Family Case Management - Pilot Program
High Risk Family Case Management (HRFCM) is pilot program that provides nursing assessment, intervention, and service coordination to improve the health, social, educational, and developmental needs of high-risk pregnant & postpartum individuals and/or their high-risk infants throughout pregnancy and the first one year after birth. Families requiring services beyond the first year may be authorized with Departmental approval.
