The Black Infant Health VIRTUAL Annual Baby Shower is scheduled for October 9th, 2021 from 12pm-1:30 pm. This will be a family friendly virtual event full of fun, information and prizes!

Item pick-up for any gifts or prizes won will directly follow the Baby Shower on October 9th. This will be a drive-thru contact-free pick up from 2pm-4pm at our offices:

Miller Family Health Education Center

3820 Cherry Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807

ELIGIBILITY

To join the Black Infant Health Program you must:

Identify as an African American or Black woman (16 years or older)

Currently be pregnant or up to 6 months postpartum

Living in or delivering baby in Long Beach or surrounding cities

Have not already completed the Black Infant Health program with your current pregnancy

The Long Beach Black Infant Health (BIH) Program aims to address the problem of poor birth outcomes affecting African American women and their infants by encouraging a commitment to self-love and healthy living through our group intervention and individual client services. Our goal is to increase healthy birth outcomes and ultimately improve survival rates for African American infants and mothers. BIH groups offer fun and interesting activities that help women to gain support from one another, learn what to expect while pregnant, nurture and bond with their new babies and receive infant care tips.

FREE SERVICES WE PROVIDE:

20 Intimate Group Sessions- in a culturally affirming space

Transportation Assistance (to and from group sessions & doctor appointments)

Incentives and Resources

Individual Life Planning (to help mom plan for her future)

Individual Case Management (as needed)

Health and Family Support Referrals (as needed)

Support Services from a Public Health Nurse and Social Worker (as needed)

WE ALSO OFFER WORKSHOPS:

Breastfeeding

Child Passenger Safety

School Readiness Parent Education

AND MORE!