Pregnancy
Resources
We understand that the pregnancy journey can be both exciting and challenging, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Our goal is to provide you with resources tailored to meet the unique needs of black women during pregnancy. From prenatal care to postpartum support, we’ve got you covered. Table of Contents PREGNANCY HEALTH RESOURCES Name: Ali Abaian Medical Clinic Name: Advanced Family Care Name: Akhavan, Afshin, D.O., A Professional Corporation Medical Central Family Care Name: African American Infant and Maternal Mortality (AAIMM) Initiative Name: Baby2Baby Name: AAIMM Doula Program Eligibility: AAIMM Doula Support: Client incentives Name: Black Infant Health Program Long Beach Services: Link: https://www.longbeach.gov/health/services/directory/black-infant-health/ Name: Black Women for Wellness Services: Link: https://bwwla.org/ Name: Center 4 Fertility (Torrance Location) Name: Center 4 Fertility (Tarzana Location) Name: Center 4 Fertility (Thousand Oaks Location) Name: Christian Beckley – Black birthing photographer Name: Cinnamoms Name: Claris Health Women’s Health Center (West LA Location) Name: Claris Health Women’s Health Center (Lynwood Location) Name: Clare/ Matrix Administrative office Admissions Office Outpatient Treatment Center Inpatient Treatment Center Name: First 5 LA- Welcome baby Who can access: All families delivering at a Welcome Baby participating hospital will be offered a Welcome Baby hospital visit at the time of your baby’s birth. Name: Frontline Doulas Name: FPA Women’s Health Clinic East LA Inglewood Long Beach Los Angeles Downtown Santa Monica Name: Generation Her Name: Kindred Space LA Name: LOOM Link: https://loomhq.com Name: Mama’s Neighborhood Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm Name: Maternal Mental Health Now Name: MLK Community Healing and Trauma Prevention Center Name: National Abortion Federation Name: National Maternal Mental Health Hotline Name: Planned Parenthood Name: The Reparations Club Link: https://rep.club Name: Snow Holland Pregnancy Health Center Address: 1311 Crenshaw Blvd. Suite A Torrance, CA 90501 Link: https://phctorrance.org/ Name: Soul Food For Your Baby Name: St. John’s Community Health Name: St. John’s Well Child and Family Center Link: https://www.wellchild.org/womens-health/ Name: The Landing at St. Roberts Center Link: https://catholiccharitiesla.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Landing.pdf Name: Venice Family Clinic Irma Colen Health Center
Phone: (323) 581-5400
Address: 8460 S Central Ave Los Angele, CA 90001
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Friday: 9:00am – 1:00pm; Saturday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Phone: (323) 588-0084
Address: 1201 E. Florence Ave. Los Angeles CA 90001
Phone: (323) 730-1663
Address: 2409 S. Vermont Avenue – C1 Los Angeles, CA
Address: CAT locations: Antelope Valley , Santa Clarita & San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley (SPA 3), and South LA/South Bay (SPA 6& 8).
Services: Doula support, home visitations, breastfeeding tips, fatherhood support groups, and mental health support.
Link: https://www.blackinfantsandfamilies.org/about
Phone: (323) 933-2229
Address: 5830 W. Jefferson Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016
Services: Provides supplies needed to raise babies and young children, diapers, formula, baby clothes, cribs etc.
Link: https://baby2baby.org
Phone: (213) 639-6448
Email: [email protected]
Services: Provides FREE doula support to Black birthing families in Los Angeles County. AAIMM Doulas provide physical and emotional support, education, and advocacy during pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period.
Phone: (562) 570-4323 / 562-246-6218
Address: 2525 Grand Avenue Long Beach, CA 90815
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Phone: (323) 290-5955
Address: 4340 11th Avenue Los Angeles, CA, 90008
Phone: (818) 617-2038
Address: 24241 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 201 Torrance, CA 90505
Services: Fertility services for LGBTQ couples and people, Family planning, IVF, Surrogacy, and Gynecology
Link: https://www.center4fertility.com/lgbt-fertility
Phone: (818) 617-2038
Address: 18370 Burbank Blvd Ste 301 Tarzana, CA 91356
Services: Fertility services for LGBTQ couples and people, Family planning, IVF, Surrogacy, and Gynecology
Link: https://www.center4fertility.com/lgbt-fertility
Phone: (805) 807-1075
Address: 415 Rolling Oaks Dr Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
Services: Fertility services for LGBTQ couples and people, Family planning, IVF, Surrogacy, and Gynecology
Link: https://www.center4fertility.com/lgbt-fertility
Instagram: @doulachristian
Services: Bump photography, Birth photography, and Post birth/ baby photography
Email: [email protected]
Services: Nutrition Education, Breastfeeding Services, Healthy Foods, Family Resources, Women’s Health Resources, Family Resources
Link: https://www.cinnamoms.org
Phone: (310) 299-7181
Address: 11500 W Olympic Blvd #570 Los Angeles, CA 90064
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday- Sunday Closed
Services: Pregnancy health, Sexual Health, Mental health, Prenatal care and support, Parenting support, Mobile clinics (locations are listed on website and are found and updated there)
Documents needed: ID and Insurance
Link: https://www.clarishealth.org/contact/
Phone: (323) 299-9977
Address: 3737 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, #205, Lynwood, CA 90262
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday – Sunday: Closed
Services: Pregnancy health, Sexual Health, Mental health, Prenatal care and support, Parenting support, Mobile clinics
(locations are listed on website and are found and updated there)
Documents needed: ID and Insurance
Link: https://www.clarishealth.org/contact/
Phone: (310) 314-6200
Address: 2644 30th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405
Hours
Monday: 8:00 am-9:00 pm
Tuesday—Thursday: 8:00 am-6:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am-9:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Sunday: Closed
Phone: (866) 452-5273
Address: 1865 9th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 576-2063
Address: 1002 Pico Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (909) 395-0888
Address: 812 N. Euclid Avenue Ontario, CA 91762
Services: Treatment options, Residential, Outpatient, Detoxification, and Serves postpartum and pregnant women
Who Can Be Referred: Pregnant Women with a Substance Use Disorder and their Children and Women who gave birth within 12 months with Substance Use Disorders and their Children
Link: https://www.clarematrix.org/
Phone: 213-482-5920
Fax: 213-482-5903
Address: 750 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
(Full list of participating hospitals listed on website)
Services: provides L.A. County pregnant women and new moms with information, support and a trusted partner to help you through the journey of pregnancy and early parenthood. This free and voluntary program from First 5 LA offers the following during pregnancy and throughout your baby’s first nine months, and can include the following
Families residing within a Best Start community can enroll prenatally (up to 38 weeks) or at the hospital
Link: https://www.first5la.org/article/welcome-baby/
Phone: (310) 817-0551
Email: [email protected]
Address: 6371 Haven AveSuite 3, Box #265 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
Hours: Monday-Sunday 7am-10pm
Services: connects Black families with Black doulas at no cost
Address: 4922 East Whittier Boulevard East Los Angeles, CA 90022
Phone: (323) 201-9343
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Address: 301 N Prairie Ave Suite 611 Inglewood, CA 90301
Phone: (323) 987-8879
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Address: 2777 Long Beach Boulevard Suite 200 Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone: (562) 595-5653
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Address: 601 S. Westmoreland Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: 213.738.7283
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat CLOSED, Sun 8am-5pm
Address: 12304 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 116 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 310.820.8084
Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-5pm
Services:
Phone: 626-825-7874
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @generationher
Address: 120 HEIL AVE. FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Services:
Phone: (323) 381-5511
Fax: (310) 861-0255
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @kindredspacela
Address: 2610 Southwest Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90043
Services:
Phone: (323) 609-3543
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @loomhq
Address: 5259 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90019
Services:
Phone: 844-376-2627
Locations:
Services: Mother-centered model is an innovative approach to prenatal care and health coordination to help babies be born at full term, healthy birth weight, and continue on the pathway of healthy outcomes
Eligibility: Eligible to join MAMA’s Neighborhood when you are enrolled as a prenatal patient with Health Services
Link: https://dhs.lacounty.gov/womens-health/our-services/womens-health/prenatal/mamas-neighborhood/
Services: Resource directory for pregnant people and their support, Online trainings for new parents, Host events and workshops which are updated on website regularly
Link: https://www.maternalmentalhealthnow.org/
Phone: (323) 568-8732
Email: [email protected]
Address: 11833 Wilmington Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90059
Services: Serves children, families, and individuals with a continuum of services designed to strengthen families and promote individual wellbeing
Link: http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/chs/SPA6/MLKHealingCenter.htm
Email: [email protected]
Services: Provides direct service to patients who need help accessing abortion care, counseling options, referrals to abortion care
Link: https://prochoice.org
Phone: 833-943-5746 call or text
Hours: Monday-Sunday, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Services: Free 24 hour, confidential Mental Health Support for moms and families (before, during, & after pregnancy)
Interpreter services in 60 languages (English & Spanish most common)
Link: https://mchb.hrsa.gov/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline
Phone: 800-576-5544
Email: [email protected]
Services: Abortion Services, Abortion Referral, Birth Control, Pregnancy Testing Services
Link: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-los-angeles
Phone: (323) 591-0012
Email: [email protected]
Address: 3054 S Victoria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm
Services: pregnancy, family planning, wellness books
Book recommendations-
Phone: (310) 320-8976
Email: [email protected] or
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Services:
Hours:
Monday: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Open on the third Saturday of every month:
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Phone: (323) 596-0997
Address: P.O. Box 1445 Inglewood, CA 90308
Services: Culturally competent support group that encourages Black/AA people to chest/breastfeed.
Link: https://www.soulfood4yourbaby.org/programs/
Phone: (323) 541-1411
Address: 808 West 58th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm
Saturday: 7am – 3pm
Services: Well-woman exams, Pre-conception care, Prenatal care (with your own provider), Post delivery care & lactation support, Nutrition counseling, Ultrasound available on-site, Engaged case managers to coordinate prenatal services, Comprehensive family planning, Breast and cervical cancer screenings
Link: https://www.wellchild.org/
Phone: (323) 541-1411
Address: 2115 North Wilmington Ave. Compton CA 90222
Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.,
Wednesday & Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Services: Well-woman exams, Preconception care, Prenatal care (with your own provider), Post delivery care & lactation support, Nutrition counseling, Ultrasound available on-site, Engaged case managers to coordinate prenatal services, Comprehensive family planning, Breast and cervical cancer screenings
Phone: (213)-318-5756
Address: 211 3rd ave, Venice CA 90291
Services:
Services: Two-hour training for parents on child passenger safety
Link: https://venicefamilyclinic.org/locations