The Maternity Care Coordination Program which began in October 1987 was developed to help pregnant women in North Carolina maximize opportunities for healthy pregnancies resulting in healthy babies. The Maternity Care Coordinators assist clients in accessing the health care and social services systems to ensure that outcomes which contribute to physical and emotional health and wellbeing can be obtained. The case management process has a primary focus on organization of services/resources to respond to health care needs of pregnant women.

At the Scotland County Health Department, an MCC sees all women who have a positive pregnancy test which may have been done in the agency or at another medical facility. The social worker screens for presumptive Medicaid eligibility and if the worker finds a client eligible, temporary coverage for Medicaid for pregnant women begins at this time. The women are also referred for WIC and prenatal care if desired. Maternity Care Coordination is initiated at this visit for all women who desire the service. All women who receive WIC are offered MCC services if not previously enrolled.

The Maternity Care Coordinator provides:

1. Outreach-includes development of referral network and community awareness.
2. Recruitment-encouraging enrollment into the MCC program
3. Assessment-determining the clients’ needs and strengths.
4. Service Planning-client determined
5. Coordination and referral
6. Follow-up and monitoring-minimum of one contact monthly
7. Education and Counseling

The Maternity Care Coordinator works with the client from initial enrollment until the end of the month in which the 60th postpartum day occurs. In the fiscal year 2004-2005 there were 343 clients served by the Maternity Care Coordination Program. Some clients receive services while visiting the agency for prenatal care and others are contacted at a time/place which is directed by the clients’ needs.

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