A healthy baby starts with a healthy pregnancy.


Pregnant?
Protect yourself and your baby.
A healthy baby starts with a healthy pregnancy.

Early and regular check-ups are important to you and your baby's health.

Here's how you can get the care you and your baby need.

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Complete Pregnancy Care

The Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) can help you get the care you need for you and your baby. PCAP offers complete pregnancy care and other health care services to women and teens who live in New York State. The Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS) Program provides complete pregnancy services in areas of the state where PCAP health centers are not located. And there's no cost to eligible women who participate in MOMS or PCAP!

What Services can I get?

PCAP/MOMS offers you and your baby:

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  • Routine pregnancy medical check-ups, lab work, and access to specialists
  • Hospital care during pregnancy and delivery
  • Information about pregnancy, labor and delivery
  • HIV counseling and testing
  • Help in applying for other programs such as WIC and low or no cost health insurance for your children and family
  • Full health care for you until at least two months after delivery
  • Health care for your baby for at least one year after birth
  • Family planning services
  • And more!

Who can get PCAP/MOMS Services?

Women and teens who live in New York State who are pregnant and meet certain income guidelines can receive complete medical care during pregnancy, delivery and for at least two months after delivery. You may be eligible even if you have health insurance.

All of your pregnancy care is confidential.

More Information

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To get more information and a referral to a pregnancy care provider please call the New York State Growing Up Healthy Hotline:

1 (800) 522-5006

any time day or night including weekends. Your call is completely confidential. Please call now!


Growing Up Healthy
State of New York
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