Community Resources: Expectant Mothers

Birthright Counseling, St. Louis was established to help women with unintended pregnancies or complicated issues related to pregnancy. Each woman’s situation is different. Our professional counseling services and practical assistance are free of charge. We provide a safe environment, free of judgement. You can talk, & you will be listened to. Birthright Counseling, St. Louis is a place to sort things out. We want to help you find your path forward.
314-962-5300

At the Center, teens can meet other teenagers like themselves who are going through the same experience. We are one of only two centers in St. Louis that provide comprehensive medical care and support for pregnant teenagers age 17 and under.
866-853-3655.

Provides prenatal support, parent training, shelter care, financial assistance, counseling, and baby items to those in need.
Shelter number: 314-560-6703
Office number: 314.854.5700

Jamaa Birth Village provides culturally-congruent traditional Midwifery care for Saint Louis area families. Our two-year family care model brings together evidence-based Midwifery + Doula Care, Perinatal Mental Health Support, Breastfeeding Education, Holistic Therapies, Childbirth Education, Family Support Services and so much more!
40 N Florissant Rd, Ferguson, MO, 63135 314-643-7703

Maternity and child retail clothing store's list of community resources including links to prenatal yoga, doulas, midwifery care, nursing, and more.

Uninsured mothers may qualify for Medicaid during their pregnancy and early postpartum period.

The Missouri WIC program provides supplemental food, health care referrals, nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and support to eligible pregnant women, new mothers, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five (5). Fathers, grandparents, guardians, and foster parents may also apply for benefits for the children living in their household.

Nurse-Family Partnership works by having specially educated nurses regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy and continuing through the child’s second birthday.
4000 Jennings Station Road St. Louis, MO 63121 314-615-7902

Our Lady’s Inn (OLI) is a maternity home for pregnant women and their dependent children who are homeless and in crisis.
4223 S. Compton St. Louis, MO 63111 314-351-4590
3607 Highway D Defiance, MO 63341 636-398-5375

Raising St. Louis connects with mothers, fathers and other family members to help build and sustain the family unit, reduces the high infant mortality rate, promotes literacy and increases access to health care. Any woman or family who lives within an identified 22 zip code area and is pregnant, or has a child up to age 4, is eligible to participate, at zero cost to the participant. The program includes support, parenting education, medical care, diapers, and connects participants with community resources.
314-747-RSTL (7785)

The St. Louis Doulas of Color Collective is a vast network of Black and Brown Community Doulas in the St. Louis region, who've banded together to ensure that affordability and access to Doula care remains a staple for all pregnant people in St. Louis.
contact@stldoulasofcolor.org

Birthright Counseling, St. Louis was established to help women with unintended pregnancies or complicated issues related to pregnancy. Each woman’s situation is different. Our professional counseling services and practical assistance are free of charge. We provide a safe environment, free of judgement. You can talk, & you will be listened to. Birthright Counseling, St. Louis is a place to sort things out. We want to help you find your path forward.
314-962-5300

Black families in the St. Louis zip codes with the highest infant mortality rates often face numerous barriers accessing the information and resources they need. Home visiting programs bridge that gap by sending nurses, educators or community health workers directly to a family’s home, where they develop a personal relationship and serve as a resource to support that family during pregnancy and throughout the early years of their child’s life.
314.880.5719

Provides prenatal support, parent training, shelter care, financial assistance, counseling, and baby items to those in need.
Shelter number: 314-560-6703
Office number: 314.854.5700

The staff of Infant Loss Resources offer current medical information about SUID and help to clarify the diagnostic confusion as much as possible. Our family support staff work with the health care provider network and volunteers to coordinate the best possible support following the death of a baby.
314-241-SIDS (7437)

Support for mothers who choose to breastfeed their babies. One-on-one support and group support available. See website for phone numbers related to different counties and services.

The Missouri WIC program provides supplemental food, health care referrals, nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and support to eligible pregnant women, new mothers, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five (5). Fathers, grandparents, guardians, and foster parents may also apply for benefits for the children living in their household.

Nurses for Newborns (NFN) is a home visitation program that provides a safety net for families in order to prevent infant mortality, child abuse, and neglect. We send specially trained pediatric nurses to the homes of pregnant women or parents with infants who face medical, social, or environmental risks.
3 Sunnen Drive St. Louis, MO 63143 (314) 544-3433

In-home visits from trained professionals who: increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve positive parenting practices, provide early detection of developmental delays and connection to services, improve parent, child, and family health and well-being and more.
(314) 432-4330

English and Spanish-speaking resources and online support groups for parents struggling with postpartum issues and pregnancy loss.
1-800-944-4773

Support, child care assistance, household items, toiletries, and baby care items for young parents in St. Charles County.
6730 Hickory Tree Lane, O’Fallon, MO 63368 636-336-2534

List of locations in St. Louis County, St. Louis City, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, and Franklin County to have a car seat checked for safe installation.
314-678-5474

Information and support regarding breast feeding, depression and anxiety, infant safety, and more.

Register for CPR training.

Raising St. Louis connects with mothers, fathers and other family members to help build and sustain the family unit, reduces the high infant mortality rate, promotes literacy and increases access to health care. Any woman or family who lives within an identified 22 zip code area and is pregnant, or has a child up to age 4, is eligible to participate, at zero cost to the participant. The program includes support, parenting education, medical care, diapers, and connects participants with community resources.
314-747-RSTL (7785)

Learn about car seat safety, home safety, sleep safety and more. Request a free gun lock here as well.
One Children’s Place, St. Louis, MO 63110
13001 North Outer Forty, Town & Country, MO 63017
5114 Midamerica Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63129
2 Progress Point Parkway, O'Fallon, MO 63368
516 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122
314-565-0369

The Teen Parent Program provides individual and group support to teen parents and pregnant teens who live in St. Charles County. The program offers counseling, case management, education and advocacy to its participants.
1815 Boone’s Lick Road St. Charles, Missouri 63301 636-757-9403