When you’re having a baby, you want the healthiest possible future for you and your child. Building Blocks of Missouri Southeast (a Nurse-Family Partnership® program) has registered nurses who make free home visits to qualified women during and after pregnancy, empowering them to live healthy.
This free pregnancy support program is for women who qualify for Medicaid or Missouri WIC benefits and live in one of the following counties: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Ripley, Scott, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard or Wayne.
No referral is needed. Simply complete the Building Blocks interest form.
Visits with your personal nurse begin during pregnancy and continue through your child’s second birthday. Your nurse provides a safe space for support and educates you on a variety of pregnancy and parenting topics, such as:
To contact the Building Blocks program, call 573-335-1033 or (toll-free) 888-966-5973 or email nicki.kraust@mercy.net.