Maternity Resources
North Oaks Health System
Car Seat Fitting
Ensure your child’s safety with our professional car seat
fitting service.
- By appointment only
- Email Tawny Rhodes at rhodest@northoaks.org
Breastfeeding Classes
Discover the benefits of breastfeeding, proper latching
techniques and tips for successful breastfeeding.
- 2 hour class
- Register at northoaks.org/classes-events/
Prenatal Classes
A series of 3 classes, 2 hours each, on labor and delivery, comfort measures, and post-partum recovery and newborn care.
- Register at northoaks.org/classes-events/
State Resources
Nurse Family Partnership
Provides services and supports for first-time moms
- Preventive health practices
- Child health development
- Family self-sufficiency
- (985)871-0210
- nursefamilypartnership.org/locations/Louisiana/
- Email paula.watts@la.gov
Parents as Teachers
Provides services and supports for parent or guardian
- Parent-child interaction
- Developmental screening
- Family well-being
- Monthly group connections
- (985) 520-5440
- Email hannah.waltman@la.gov
Other Resources
Restoration House
Provides pregnancy tests, counseling, education, ultrasounds and infant clothing
- (985) 542-0492
- resthse.org
Catholic Charities
Provides temporary housing and counseling (adoption and parenting)
- For diapers complete the form noted on the website: ccdiobr.org/what-we-do/stabilizing-families-individuals/maternity-services/
- (225) 336-8708
- ccdiobr.org
Housing for pregnant and homeless
- (225) 336-8700
- Housing at Sanctuary for Life & St. Patrick’s House
Woman’s Hospital GRACE Program (Baton Rouge)
Case management for pregnant moms with current or history of substance use disorder.
- Must be pregnant to start the program and services can continue up to 1 year after delivery.
- (225) 924-8574
- womans.org/services/pregnancy-childbirth/resources/grace