What Families Say About Welcome Baby
“Barbara (Parent Coach) is amazing. She made me feel comfortable right from the beginning. Every visit felt like a friend was coming over to check in on me. I felt very, very comfortable sharing my experiences, sharing my struggles. I always looked forward to our scheduled visits. I knew there was someone there for me if I needed anything. She was more than a Coach — she was like a confidant or a good friend of mine.”
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Jocelyn Velez
Welcome Baby Client at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
“An important thing about the Welcome Baby program is that they inform you about what you can expect your child to start doing based on his age, and you start learning. These are things that you don’t realize when you don’t have a baby. Since the beginning of the program when Lidia started seeing Samuel, during the visits we always talked about each stage Samuel had been going through.”
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Cristina and Miguel Valladares
Welcome Baby Clients at MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach
“The best thing about home visits is the convenience of being able to obtain assistance right from the comfort of my home, especially with two newborn babies. If I would have to commute with them, it would have been a little bit difficult to do. Miss Angela (Parent Coach) has been very great, extremely resourceful, and I couldn’t have asked for a better Parent Coach.”
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Lavina
Welcome Baby Client at Antelope Valley Partners for Health
“I am happy that I was able to receive the Welcome Baby Program because I received lots of help and support during the time I was homeless. My Parent Coach supported me by providing information and referrals. The Welcome Baby Program also helped and supported me with breastfeeding and my baby’s development. If I [were] to have another baby, without any doubt, I [would] participate in the program again.”
Genoveva
Welcome Baby Client at St. Mary Medical Center
“If you need something, they’re there to help you. You could call and ask questions at any time — that’s what I liked. During my nurse visit, she weighed the baby for me and checked him to make sure everything was OK. Being in Welcome Baby was a refresher for me, even though this was my fourth child.”
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Shamnikeya
Welcome Baby Client at California Hospital Medical Center/Maternal & Child Health Access
“It’s almost like an invitation to make you feel better, and to make things better for you. How could you not accept that?”
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Anabel
Welcome Baby Client at Northridge Hospital Medical Center
“My husband recognize[d] all the sign[s] of postpartum depression. He was in all the Welcome Baby visit[s]. He knew what step[s] to take to help us thru this process. He called family member[s], no one was available to support us until he called Welcome Baby Coach. She gave him the step[s] to follow.”
Anonymous
Welcome Baby Client at MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach
“The Welcome Baby program has helped me a lot, starting with my pregnancy. My baby was born with Down syndrome. My Parent Coach has been able to provide me with guidance and support to access and navigate public services that will benefit my daughter in her development with Down syndrome.”
Hilda G.
Welcome Baby Client at St. Francis Medical Center
“Without Welcome Baby I would have one less cheerleader on my team during my parenting journey. My Parent Coach was very knowledgeable. I am very thankful that she was open; she listened to me, talked to me and eased my mind about a lot of fears and concerns I had. I appreciate her for all her hard work and for being my support. To my Parent Coach, thank you for supporting me in my journey of being a mother, a parent and for making me feel like I’m being a good mother.”
Kelly R.
Welcome Baby Client at California Hospital Medical Center/Maternal & Child Health Access