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Access to and utilization of prenatal care is important in improving infant survival and decreasing pre-term and low birth weight births.

We believe this program we are implementing, Pregnancy Care Connection, will have a positive impact on Franklin County's mothers and babies.

Pregnancy Care Connection is a program of the Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies.

Program's Intent

Since Pregnancy Care Connection (PCC) opened its lines August 25, 2003, PCC has been successful in providing a centralized system for scheduling initial prenatal care appointments for uninsured or underinsured pregnant women in Franklin County. As of April 2008, PCC has helped over 10,000 women obtain prenatal care.

By providing one convenient number to call, women have easier access to prenatal care, are able to get into an OB clinic provider sooner usually within 7-14 days, and are more aware of available clinic providers, thereby increasing access to care during the 1st trimester of pregnancy.

PCC also provides referrals to various services including the Franklin County Help Me Grow, Community Outreach Assistance Team program, the Neighborhood Nest, and Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program.

If you would like more information about PCC or to obtain PCC informational materials, such as brochures (English or Spanish), flyers, posters (English, Spanish, or Somali) or business cards, please contact Pregnancy Care Connection at 614.227.9866.

List of PCC's OB Providers

The following OB providers are an essential part of Pregnancy Care Connection by allocating all or a portion of their initial prenatal care appointments to the centralized system as well as helping to develop, plan and implement the system:

Columbus Public Health East	OSU East Family Practice
Doctors Hospital	OSU Rardin Family Practice
East Central Health Center	Riverside Hospital
Grant Medical Center	Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital
John Maloney Health Center	St. Ann's Family Practice
Mount Carmel West Hospital	St. Stephen's Health Center
Northeast Health Center	Westside Health Center
Ohio Health Wellness on Wheels	Whitehall Family Health
OSU Medical Center

Monthly Statistics

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Wait Time Studies

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For more information or to schedule an appointment:

Call (614) 227-9866

Monday through Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

PCC Mission :

To provide access to prenatal care to the pregnant women in need in Franklin County by providing an easily accessible hotline that will schedule the initial OB appointment with an available system provider.

PCC Goals:

Women will have prenatal care during 1st trimester.
Women will have their initial OB appointment within 7 days.

PCC Outcomes:

Reduction in the wait time for initial OB appointment to 14 days by 2006, and to 7 days by 2010.
Increase in the number of women obtaining care during the first trimester to 90% by 2006 and to 95% by 2010.
Reduction in no shows to 20% for initial OB appointments by 2006, and to 15% by 2010.
Decrease in the number of women with no or unknown prenatal care to 9% by 2006 and 6% by 2010.

PCC Long-Term Outcome:

Reduce infant mortality to 4.5 deaths per 1000 live births by 2010.