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3.01.2025

New Mama Care Kits Available: Statewide Resource for Pregnant & Postpartum

Close up of pregnant women gently holding her belly, wearing white t-shirt and gray sweat pants.

The Nevada Maternal and Child Health Coalition has teamed up with community partners statewide to offer New Mama Care Kits! These kits are specifically designed to support anyone pregnant or recently postpartum and comes with aftercare essentials such as:

If you are in need of a kit or your organization would like to help disseminate the kits, please contact the person that best represents the area you reside in: 

Click here to see a list of agencies in Northern Nevada where you can pick up a kit.

For more information about the Nevada Maternal and Child Health Coalition, visit their website at https://nvmch.org/. 

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