At the Wakulla County Health Department Services include:

• Clinic Services
• Community Programs
• Dental
• School Health

The Birth Cottage provides midwife services to pregnant women in need. All insurance companies, HMOs and Medicaid cover all or most of the fees. Payment plans are available.

Services:

• Complete Prenatal Care
• Birth at the Birth Cottage
• Birth at Home
• Waterbirth
• Labor Support
• Nutritional Counseling
• Parenting Information
• Sibling Preparation
• Breastfeeding Info
• Exercise Counseling
• Pregnancy Massage
• Home Visits
• Childbirth Classes
• Lending Library
• Gynecological Services
• Cervical Cap Fitting
• PrePregnancy Counseling
• Gatherings with other Families

Please call or visit website for more information.

Health Start is a free program for all pregnant women and women with babies under the age of 3.

Educational outreach areas include:

• Breastfeeding
• Childbirth
• Parenting
• Smoking cessation
• Staying healthy between pregnancies

Call for more information.

Mothers Helping Mothers provides basic needs to families in need. They give children's clothing and baby items. These items can include cribs, car seats, strollers, formula, breast pumps, and more. All are given free of charge. They also offer emotional support and referrals to other agencies. Please call 941.953.7572 or visit their website to learn more.

There is a limited supply of baby items at the Hygiene Closet. Please ask at the front desk.

Available Items:

• Baby Wash
• Diapers
• Wipes

Okeechobee County Health Department provides health care services to those within the community. Some services are given at low to no-cost.

Services include:

• Bio-Terrorism Preparedness
• Clinic
• Environmental Health
• School Health
• Vital Statistics
• Women Infants & Children

This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Usual Types of Assistance Are:

This group offers Pregnancy and Prenatal programs. These services help people get ready for parenthood. They include classes, workshops, and other types of support. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Programs Include:

• Breastfeeding Classes
• Case Support
• Childbirth Classes
• Classes & Workshops for New & Expecting Parents
• Community Events
• Home Visiting

This agency provides pregnancy and parental counseling. They offer referrals and parenting classes. Their "Earn While You Learn" program is a prenatal and parenting program. Please see the website for all services.

Services include:

• Abortion alternatives information
• Abstinence education
• Adoption options
• Limited ultrasounds
• Material assistance for newborns to 12 months
• Parenting support
• Peer counseling
• Pregnancy tests
• Prenatal and parenting classes for both women and men
• Referrals for community resources