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We’ve provided a variety of resources to assist you on your journey to motherhood and beyond. Select one of the resources below or filter resources by the topic using the list presented.

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Baby in uterus

Abnormal Amniotic Fluid Levels

Amniotic fluid is necessary for a healthy pregnancy and helps prepare a baby for the outside ...
Diseases and Conditions

Adopt Florida

Grow your family and share your love with a child through public adoption. Learn about the process, ...
Adoption and Foster Care

Avoiding Unsafe Foods

Foods to avoid while pregnant to keep you and your baby healthy.
Nutrition and Wellness, Pregnancy and Prenatal Health Care
Young Asian mother breastfeeding her baby daughter while sitting on sofa at home.

Breastfeeding

Learn more about the benefits of breastfeeding from the Florida Department of Health, including how ...
Breastfeeding
A sweet little girl with Down Syndrome sits on the floor as she plays with colourful wooden blocks at Daycare.

Bright Expectations

Bright Expectations provides resources and information on developmental disabilities for pregnant ...
Child Health Care, Developmental Milestones and Delays

Car Seat Safety

Children should always be buckled-up or in a proper child restraint for their age, size, and weight ...
Safety
Child care

Child Care Resources for Families

One of the most important decisions you will ever make as a parent is choosing quality child care ...
Child Care Providers, Childhood Education
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Child Support

Florida’s Child Support Program helps children get the financial support they need when it is ...
Financial Assistance
Storytime on the playmat with mother and baby

Childhood Literacy

Reading and playing with books are wonderful ways to spend special time with your baby. Hearing ...
Childhood Education
A caregiver is helping a young boy with a physical disability play with plastic block toys.

Children’s Medical Services Health Plan

Children’s Medical Services Managed Care Plan is designed for children who are Medicaid ...
Child Health Care, Developmental Milestones and Delays
Baby holding adult hand

Congenital Syphilis

If you are pregnant and have syphilis, you can give the infection to your unborn baby. Having ...
Diseases and Conditions
A pregnant mother cradles her belly as the baby kicks.

Count the Kicks

Count the Kicks is a safe and simple way to help monitor the well-being of your baby. Use this app ...
Pregnancy and Prenatal Health Care
Pregnant woman having her blood pressure checked.

County Health Departments

Located in all of Florida’s 67 counties, county health departments are a great resource for getting ...
Breastfeeding, Child Health Care, Nutrition and Wellness, Pregnancy and Prenatal Health Care
Child covering eyes

Domestic Violence

Program facilitated through the Florida Department of Children and Families to intervene and ...
Safety, Mental Health Care

Drowning Prevention

In Florida, drowning is one of the leading causes of preventable death in children 1–4 years of ...
Safety
Girl playing with colorful blocks

Early Learning

Your child’s learning and development starts at home. You are your child’s first teacher. Your ...
Childhood Education
Physiotherapist doing exercises with her patient baby in the park.

Early Steps

Every child grows and develops at their own pace, but research shows that a child’s first three ...
Child Health Care, Developmental Milestones and Delays
Ectopic Pregnancy

Ectopic Pregnancy

In most pregnancies, the fertilized egg travels through the fallopian tube to the womb (uterus). If ...
Diseases and Conditions
Sleeping infant in crib

Establishing Good Sleeping Habits

As with every new skill your baby learns, falling asleep in a crib may take practice. Your baby may ...
Parenting
Pregnant women saying no to alcohol

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

This syndrome is a collection of growth, mental, and physical problems that may occur in a baby ...
Diseases and Conditions
Nursery children playing with teacher in the classroom

Find a Child Care Provider

Finding a child care facility or family day care home for your child is a very important decision. ...
Child Care Providers
Child at the dentist

Florida Healthy Kids (children ages 5 through 18)

Offers health and dental insurance to ensure the availability of child-centered health plans that ...
Child Health Care
Home visitor visiting a mother.

Florida Healthy Start Coalitions (Home Visiting Program)

Home Visiting is a program that brings caring and supportive professionals to a family’s home ...
Parenting, Breastfeeding, Childhood Education, Pregnancy and Prenatal Health Care, Safety
A pregnant woman receives support

Florida Pregnancy Support Services

Pregnancy centers can be found all over Florida and are staffed with compassionate professionals ...
Pregnancy and Prenatal Health Care
Baby boy in graduation cap looking at big books

Florida Prepaid

We know college is the last thing on your mind—from 2 a.m. feedings to diaper explosions, you have ...
Childhood Education
Woman holding an ultrasound image talking to her doctors

Florida’s Prenatal Screen

Florida’s Prenatal Screen is a voluntary screening tool available to all expecting mothers to ...
Developmental Milestones and Delays, Diseases and Conditions, Pregnancy and Prenatal Health Care
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Florida’s School Readiness Program

Florida’s School Readiness Program offers financial assistance to eligible low-income families for ...
Child Care Providers, Childhood Education
Child and parents reaching for healthy food at grocery store

Food Assistance (SNAP)

The SNAP Program can add to your food budget to help you place healthy food on the table. SNAP can ...
Nutrition and Wellness

Food Recalls & Public Health Alerts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides recall notices and public health alerts for products ...
Nutrition and Wellness, Safety
Foster family smilling on couch

Foster Care

Working in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and ...
Adoption and Foster Care
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