Many women living in poverty do not have health insurance and need prenatal care. Catholic Charities’ Prenatal Services provides comprehensive social and
medical services to women whose pregnancies may be unexpected or
high-risk.
Prenatal Clinic
The Prenatal Clinic offers culturally sensitive, low-cost, early and consistent prenatal health care to pregnant women to ensure healthier mothers and babies. The clinic offers free pregnancy testing, OB/GYN physicians, certified nurse midwives, low-cost deliveries, childbirth education and parenting education classes. The clinic collaborates with St. Joseph’s Hospital/HealthEast Care System and HealthEast Certified Midwives through our prenatal care and deliveries.
Services:
- Prenatal medical care
- Pregnancy tests
- Six week post-partum check-up
Prenatal Support Services
Prenatal support and education for pregnant women, their partners and
families
- Short-term counseling
- Resource referral
- Decision-making counseling regarding parenting or placing child for
adoption
- Interpretation services: Spanish and Hmong, others as needed
- Classes on childbirth education, newborn care and
breastfeeding
2009 Program Outcomes:
- Staff assisted with the delivery of 375
births and served 847 individuals
- Ninety-three percent of babies
delivered were born at a healthy birth weight, above the national low
birth weight mark of 5.5 pounds
Contact:
Prenatal Services
1276 University Avenue W
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-647-3100
651-603-0231 (espanol)
651-641-1005 fax
Volunteer: 612-204-8435
Donate: 612-204-8369
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