Maternal Infant Health Program(MIHP)
MIHP is a supportive health service for pregnant women, new parents and families delivered in your home by a team of a social worker and nurse. The team provides prenatal, parenting and child development education; along with counseling, nutrition information and help in obtaining needed resources for qualifying individuals.
There is no cost for this service. Anyone who is pregnant or any infant with Medicaid is eligible.
For program information, you can call (616) 527-5341 or email us at HealthDepartment@ioniacounty.org
Our Role During Your Pregnancy
- Help assist with your Medicaid application.
- Connect you with community services for clothing, food, and housing.
- Provide education about your developing baby.
- Teach you how to make healthy choices for a healthy pregnancy.
- Assist you with health problems that may affect your baby (e.g., diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, anxiety, depression).
- Help you quit or reduce tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse.
- Provide you with travel information to doctor visits.
- Address any concerns you may have about abuse or violence.
Our Role After Childbirth
(Newborns Through 12 Months)
- Support you with breastfeeding.
- Teach you about safe sleeping.
- Provide immunization information.
- Weigh and measure your baby.
- Help you discover ways to calm your baby.
- Talk about postpartum depression and self-care.
- Suggest ways to play and spend time together.
- Explain children’s growth and development.
- Help you find low-cost birth control options.
What do Mothers like about MIHP?
“I liked that they offer the convenience of coming to my home. I didn’t have to take the children out.”
“They spent more time with me explaining things than the doctor did.”
“Just having someone to talk to who understood what I was going through.”
“I liked that they showed that they cared about how the baby, and I were doing. They always made me feel important.”
