{"id":996,"date":"2021-03-02T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=996"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:55:39","slug":"maternal-child-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/maternal-child-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal &amp; Child Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"#safetyclasses\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Infant Safety Classes<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> |<\/span> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#carseat\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Child Safety Car Seat Program<\/span><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">|<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#safesleep\">Blue Ridge Safe Sleep Crib Program<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> |<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#Infant feeding resources\">Infant Feeding Resources<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">|<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#ipo\">Improving Pregnancy Outcome (IPO) Workgroup<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a id=\"safetyclasses\" style=\"color: #333399;\"><\/a>Infant Safety Classes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>What<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free in-person comprehensive Infant Safety Class.<b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Pre-registration is required<\/b>.\u00a0Topics to be covered include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Safe medication storage<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Choking hazard prevention<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Room-by-room home baby proofing<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">American Heart Association (AHA) Friends &amp; Family CPR (non-certification)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Local and national resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>For Whom<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">These services are open to any new or expecting parents, grandparents, family members, or others who may be caring for newborns in our Health District.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>Fees<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>When<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Next class TBD<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a id=\"carseat\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Child Safety Car Seat Program<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000080;\">What<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Free car seats available to families who qualify. To receive a car seat, applicants attend a short class to learn the correct placement and use of the car seat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000080;\">For Whom<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3011 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2022\/07\/shutterstock_1544733821-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"apply\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2022\/07\/shutterstock_1544733821-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2022\/07\/shutterstock_1544733821-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2022\/07\/shutterstock_1544733821-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2022\/07\/shutterstock_1544733821.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">To apply, applicants must be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Eligible for Medicaid, WIC, SNAP, TANF, FAMIS or qualify by income<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Resident of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, or Nelson<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Parent, legal guardian, or foster parent\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Complete the application below and return to your local health department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/Safety-Seat-Application-Form-English-March-2019-508c.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Application in English<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> |<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/Safety-Seat-Application-Form-Spanish-10.25-508c.pdf\">Application in Spanish<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Fees<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Call<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For general questions or more information about the Child Safety Car Seat Program, call MCH Coordinator Diane Sampson at 434-972-6241.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>More Information<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia Car Seat and Child Passenger Safety Videos<br \/>\n<\/strong>Brief videos reviewing seat installation tips and safety for rear facing, forward facing, and booster car seats.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/health-resources\/car-seat-and-child-passenger-safety-videos\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Car Seat and Child Passenger Safety Videos<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/video\/car-seat-and-child-passenger-safety-videos-spanish\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish Car Seat and Child Passenger Safety Videos<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Safe Kid&#8217;s Worldwide Ultimate Car Seat Guide<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use your child\u2019s date of birth or due date and weight to learn about choosing and installing the right type of car seat.<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ucsg.safekids.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Ultimate Car Seat Guide<\/span><\/span><\/a> in English\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/ucsg.safekids.org\/es\/\">Gu\u00eda Definitivade Asientos de Seguridad para Ni\u00f1os<\/a><\/span><\/span> en espa<!--StartFragment --><span class=\"cf0\">\u00f1ol<\/span><\/span><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Information on car seat safety, recalls, and Virginia laws<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/equipment\/car-seats-and-booster-seats\">Car Seats and Booster Seats<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Safe Kids Worldwide: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.safekids.org\/car-seat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car Seat Safety Tips<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> and<\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safekids.org\/product-recalls\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Product Recalls<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nVDH: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/child-passenger-safety\/\">Child Passenger Safety<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a id=\"safesleep\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Blue Ridge Safe Sleep Crib Program<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #333399;\">What<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Blue Ridge Safe Sleep Program is a community effort to educate parents and caregivers on the importance of safe sleep in the prevention of SIDS and SUID. A limited number of cribs are available <\/span><b><i>by agency referral <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to households meeting income guidelines.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cribettes are for babies under 6 months and weighing 30 pounds or less. The cribette has a bassinet attachment for babies under 15 pounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Eligibility\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2022\/07\/Picture1.png\" width=\"324\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Be a parent, legal guardian, or foster parent of a child under the age of 6 months<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A resident of Charlottesville\/Albemarle, Louisa, Greene, Nelson, or Fluvanna<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Financially eligible or participating in Medicaid, WIC, SNAP, SSI or TANF\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Apply through a referring agency or through your local health department<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Available for review of safe sleep guidelines and crib safety education session<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Fees<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Call<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For general questions or more information about the Safe Sleep Program, call MCH Coordinator Diane Sampson at\u00a0<b>434-972-6241<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Safe Sleep Links<br \/>\n<\/b><b>For parents:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.safesleepacademy.org\/\">Safe Sleep Academy<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from Cribs for Kids has short videos on a range of sleep topics, including baby safety and what to expect from your baby\u2019s ages and stages.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>For parents and providers:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 Learn more about SIDS\/SUID and access free patient education materials in a variety of languages and formats through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov\/\">Safe to Sleep Campaign<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and Virginia Department of Health (VDH)<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/safe-sleep\/\">Safe Sleep Virginia website<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">For information on recalls of cribs, baby seats, and other infant care items visit the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b><a id=\"Infant feeding resources\"><\/a>Infant Feeding Resources<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This new downloadable resource sheet provides a variety of local lactation clinics, support groups, and trusted resources to support your family\u2019s feeding journey. Contact information for local programs is provided, as well as links to trusted professional sites like Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Virginia Loves Breastfeeding, La Leche League International, and more!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Downloadable Handout:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/508-COMPLIANT-Infant-Feeding-Resources-English-FINAL.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Infant Feeding Resources in English<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/Infant-Feeding-Resources-Spanish-508-Compliant-FINAL-1.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Recursos de alimentaci\u00f3n infantil en espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"x_Signature\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"ipo\"><\/a>Improving Pregnancy Outcome (IPO) Workgroup<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2022\/07\/ipo.png\" width=\"463\" height=\"109\" alt=\"Improving pregnancy outcome\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community coalition coordinating efforts to reduce infant mortality\/morbidity and associated racial disparities in the greater-Charlottesville area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Past community collaborative projects include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baby basics community education through a March of Dimes Grant<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Baby basics education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2022\/07\/shutterstock_1669982455.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"251\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Creation of a Perinatal Resource Guide<\/li>\n<li>Postpartum depression and anxiety training sessions for area perinatal professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings are held quarterly via Zoom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information or to join us contact <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; 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