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Program Description

  Maternal and Child Health Services program

Maternal and Child Health Services provides preventive health access services to uninsured and underinsured populations. Services include Women Health Services, Maternity Partnership Program, nurse case management, and home visits to targeted populations such as pregnant women, pregnant and parenting teens, children up to one year of age, and at-risk infants. Other services include staffing support for immunization clinics, STD services, pregnancy testing in regional health centers, and care coordination services for women and children in the Medical Assistance-managed care program. Referral services are provided for individuals with specific health issues (i.e., sexually transmitted diseases).

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Program Contacts

Contact Nina Ashford, DrPH, MPH of the HHS - Public Health Services at 240-777-4253 or Grace Pedersen of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-773-1088 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Number of pregnant and postpartum individuals receiving care coordination services 11,7733,3782,5002,5002,500
Percent of healthy birth weight babies (greater than or equal to 2,500 grams) born to pregnant women in the Montgomery Perinatal Program 296%93%95%95%95%
Percent of Infant at Risk referrals that receive a contact by the Area Health Center staff within 10 days 382%92%90%90%90%
1  Number of screenings rose significantly in FY24 as a result of expanded Medical Assistance eligibility for pregnant individuals (Healthy Babies Equity Act).
2  This metric is now collected as part of the Montgomery Perinatal Program. In FY24, the number of participating mothers was 1,045.
3  The program received 130 Infant at Risk Referrals in FY24. Communication and contact with participants may have eased post-pandemic as participants are less concerned about having program staff visit their homes.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved921218865.25
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.7211581.00
FY26 Recommended993334666.25