Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH)

What's Available?

MCAH Program's goals are to improve the health of all newborns in Orange County. We aim to increase access to early and continuous prenatal care (pdf document) among all pregnant women.

We provide access to free or low-cost prenatal care by linking expectant mothers and their families to doctor’s offices or community clinics in their area. Regardless of residency status, any uninsured pregnant woman in Orange County can call for referral to a clinic where she can start her prenatal care.

Here are some programs to ask about:

Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP)
AFLP case managers provide guidance and resources to teenagers who are pregnant or parenting.

Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP)
A Medi-Cal benefit program for pregnant women that combines nutrition, health education, and psychosocial support services with prenatal care to help women deliver a healthy baby. Ask your prenatal care provider about this program at your first prenatal care visit.

Presumptive Eligibility (PE)
A program that pays for care now while you apply for Medi-Cal.

Prenatal Care Guidance Program (PCG)
The purpose of PCG is to provide outreach to low-income pregnant women to inform, motivate, and assist them in obtaining early, consistent, and appropriate prenatal care.

Medi-Cal
The state medical insurance program for low income families. If you are not a documented resident but live in California, you can still qualify for Medi-Cal.

AIM
Access for Infants and Mothers provides low-cost health care insurance for pregnant women who do not qualify for Medi-Cal.

Welfare to Work Pregnant and Parenting Teen Program (formerly Cal-Learn)
Welfare to Work Pregnant and Parenting Teen (WTW-PPT) is a program that works with pregnant and parenting teenagers who receive welfare assistance through the CalWORKs program.

Are you having problems with your pregnancy?
How to Recognize an Emergency with your Pregnancy (English), Español