Healthy Women, Healthy Babies

Healthy Women, Healthy Babies offers enhanced care and support before, during and after pregnancy to Delaware women at higher risk for poor birth outcomes. It is a public-health program delivered through participating sites, not an insurance plan. [DE-W1, DE-W2, DE-W3]

It addresses health and wellness, nutrition, family planning, mental health, chronic disease, breastfeeding, reproductive health and other risks that affect your recovery and future pregnancies.

A Delaware resident may qualify if she is African American; has had a serious adverse pregnancy outcome (miscarriage, preterm birth, a low-birth-weight or health-problem birth, stillbirth or infant death); or has at least two listed risk factors such as chronic disease, BMI of 30 or more, high stress, depression or other mental-health concerns, being under 18 or 35 or older, being three or more months pregnant without prenatal care, certain genetic or toxic risks, or living in a high-risk birth-outcome zone. [DE-W1]

Depending on the site and care plan: health and wellness support, nutrition, family planning and contraception, mental-health and stress support, prenatal care, screening and referrals, breastfeeding and nutrition support, community connections, and psychosocial, reproductive and oral-health support with social work and nursing help. [DE-W1, DE-W3]

Support runs during pregnancy and postpartum, and the framework can follow women up to two years postpartum. The exact duration depends on the site and care plan. [DE-W3]

Delaware Thrives describes the HWHB Zones as free, with many services including Well Woman Care free. Keep the free program distinct from any separate clinical billing. [DE-W1, DE-W2]

Use the Delaware Thrives HWHB provider map or list and contact a participating provider in New Castle, Kent or Sussex County. The site screens you for eligibility.

Delaware residency plus your qualifying history or risk factors. Bring insurance information if you have it, though the program is not Medicaid-only.

HWHB is targeted, not universal. Services differ by contracted provider, and the program complements rather than replaces insurance.

HWHB works alongside Medicaid or private insurance, WIC, home visiting, behavioral treatment and doula support.

Participating HWHB sites are listed by county; TMO should retain county, services, phone, language and current enrollment status.

The program has an explicit equity focus and an African American eligibility route, though cultural and language experience is still site-specific.

Consider Medicaid, WIC, home visiting, behavioral care, Title X and family-planning services, and other supports through Delaware Thrives or 211.