NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH : pichc
The goal of our Perinatal and Infant Community Health Collaboratives (PICHC) initiative is to support community-based efforts to improve the overall health and well-being of birthing people and their families and to improve health outcomes.
Capturing Our Mission: A Photo Story of Maternal Infant Services Network: PICHC
According to the CDC full term pregnancy lasts from 39 to 41 week. Babies born before that (37 to 39 weeks) are called “pre-term.” Babies born sooner than 37 weeks are considered very pre-term, and may need to stay in the hospital after birth. Learn the risk factors for pre-term birth and preventio
PICHC Community Health Workers
Work with a Community Health Worker to improve specific perinatal and infant health outcomes including preterm birth, low birth weight, infant mortality, and maternal mortality.
Baby Cafe USA! (La Taza Materna)
Our Baby Cafes, also called La Taza Materna, are held twice a month in Putnam County, Sullivan County & Ulster County.
Putnam County in-person meetings are held at 155 Main Street,
in Brewster, in Suites 301 & 302.
Ulster County in-person meetings are held at the People's Place Wellness Empowerment Center in Kingston.
Sullivan County in-person meetings are held at the Methodist church in Liberty.
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