Kent County Infant Health Initiative
Kent County Infant Health Initiative: 2009 Annual Report
The Kent County Infant Health Initiative (KCIHI) Interconception (IC) program is an enhanced case management program through the Kent County Health Department to ensure that high-risk women are in optimal health before becoming pregnant again.
What services are provided to women in the program?
Case
management through in-home visits with a community nurse
Risk screening at enrollment and every three months
Education on topics that impact interconception health
Referrals for support services
Assistance in obtaining family planning services
Dental care
Healthy Womens Resource Guide which contains
educational information and resources to assist women
before, during, and after pregnancy
Preconception Kits which contains free gifts
Gift cards for using family planning services
Who is eligible to participate in the program?
Women
who live in Kent County and have experienced a poor pregnancy outcome
in the past 12 months who arent
currently pregnant are eligible. Poor pregnancy outcomes
are defined as:
Premature delivery (before 37 weeks gestation)
Low birth-weight (under 2,500 gm or 5 lbs. 8 oz)
Infant death
Fetal demise or stillbirth after 20 weeks gestation (in the
fourth month of pregnancy)
Call (616) 632-6941 for more information or to enroll in the program.
