KOBA community healthworkers work with each mother individually to ensure a healthy pregnancy, and assist families needs. The following is s summary of services KOBA provides during pregnancy and through baby's first year:
KOBA helps in finding appropriate shelter or an affordable residence.
KOBA offers information on transportation options for doctor visits and other pregnancy-related appointments.
KOBA helps the mother enroll in supportive programs offering nutritional assistance, food stamps, WIC etc. KOBA also make referrals to appropriate shelters and food cupboards if necessary.
KOBA provides education on family development, mother's needs, caring for baby, and baby's development.
KOBA will provide a variety of necessities at different stages in the program. The program doesn’t supply everything, but will assist in getting new moms what they need most.
KOBA helps eligible mothers enroll in WIC, a program that provides supplemental nutritious foods, education and counseling on nutrition along with referrals to other health and social services.
Eligible mothers are assisted in enrolling in this important program. Healthy Start is Ohio’s FREE health insurance plan for children up to age 19 and pregnant women. It also covers doctor visits, hospital care, immunizations and prescriptions.
If you or someone you know is pregnant, and needs some help, call or email KOBA. It’s FREE and confidential and provides assistance appropriate to the situation.
KOBA
• 3969 Convenience Circle, N.W.
Low
birth weight causes many infants to die unnecessarily. This tradegy can be
avoided with proper care and education. There are a lot of reasons why women
deliver a low-birth-weight baby. Maybe they didn’t get the prenatal
care they needed because they didn’t know they should, or thought they
couldn’t afford it. Maybe they smoked, or had problems with drugs or
alcohol. KOBA works to reduce the number of these births through education
and proper assistance.
KOBA is FREE and completely confidential.
