Early Head Start serves pregnant women and their families in a variety of service delivery models and in diverse settings. A healthy pregnancy has a direct influence on the health and development of a newborn child. Early Head Start strives to have the greatest impact on participating children by offering supportive services as early in life as possible. The prenatal period of growth and development has a lasting impact on the child’s potential for healthy growth and development after birth.
CSI Child Development Services partners with the Southeast Health Unit to provide prenatal information through classes, support groups and visits on fetal development, including the risks from smoking and alcohol; labor and deliver; postpartum recovery, including information on maternal depression; and the benefits of breastfeeding.
