Becoming

Support for Pregnant and/or Parenting Young Women

  • A FREE program provided by West Suburban Teen Clinic.
  • A licensed Public Health Nurse (PHN) will call and/or meet with you in your home, at school, the clinic, or some other convenient place.
  • A PHN can assist you if you are pregnant, if you have a parenting and/or adoption plan and if you are already parenting a young child.
  • Our PHN’s have a lot of experience working with young people and provide information and education in a non-judgmental way. needed for pregnancy & parenting.
  • If you would like to speak with a PHN, call 952-474-3251. Ask for Molly ex. 19, Stacy ex. 17, or Lori ex. 18.

Benefits to PHN Visits

  • Check on mom &/ baby’s health.
  • Offer emotional support.
  • Teach about what to expect when you are pregnant, planning an adoption or parenting.
  • Help you connect with different community resources:
    • Doctor/ nurse midwife
    • Housing
    • WIC (Women, Infants & Children)
    • School and/ other programs
    • Medical insurance
    • Financial planning help
    • ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education)
    • Childbirth classes
    • Transportation
    • other
  • Provide parenting support or tips.
  • Help find or possibly supply necessary equipment needed for pregnancy & parenting.
  • Teach about breast and bottle feeding.
  • Check on baby’s developmental milestones.
  • Discuss / help make future plans including school, GED, job, training, etc.
  • And more!

Helping Pregnant and/ or Parenting Young Women stay Healthy & Happy

West Suburban Teen Clinic (WSTC) is a non-profit organization that provides affordable and confidential reproductive health services to men and women ages 12-23 years old, in addition to educational and mental health services.

Funding for Becoming is provided primarily by the Positive Alternatives grant from the MN Department of Health.

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