Prenatal and Family Care
At Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, we know how important families are. Your family is important to us, too. Prenatal care, comprehensive childbirth education sessions, well-child and well-baby care, and certified lactation consultants are just a few of the services our clinic offers to help you, and your family, stay healthy and well. For more information on any of the following services or to schedule an appointment please call the clinic at 218-387-2330.
Prenatal Care
We will coordinate with your chosen delivery facility to ensure continuity of care throughout the timeframe of family planning, pregnancy, and post-partum. We recognize the added burdens that accessing care for giving birth outside of the local community can cause. Prenatal care can be provided locally by one of our providers and records easily shared with specialists and providers where you choose to give birth.
Family Home Visiting
Partner with a nurse at any stage of pregnancy and parenting, birth to three to maximize your health, build confidence, and navigate transitions to parenthood. This relationship-based parenting support creates an environment for you to learn and ask questions, navigate challenges, celebrate and work toward developmental milestones, and connect to services. Visits with your nurse will be tailored based on your goals, and will take place in the home, a place of your choosing, online, or by phone.
Why participate?
- Work toward your goals for a healthy pregnancy
- Learn to breastfeed and overcome challenges
- Get what you need to prepare for your baby, including car seats, breast pumps, and baby carriers
- Understand your baby’s cues as you set the foundations for early communication
- Find support in recovery from a pregnancy loss or termination
- Learn about your growing infant’s development and creative ideas for play
- Create a safe environment for learning and development
- Explore your family’s strengths and manage stress
- Connect to healthcare, childcare, & other services available in our community
- Set goals for your family’s future, and find ways to reach them
Video: Parents and nurses share their experiences with visits
The Parent-Child Health Nurse makes an effort to reach out to every family following news of a birth in Cook County, but you can request a visit at any time during or after pregnancy. Participation is voluntary, and there is no out-of-pocket cost. Up to two visits are available to all, with a long-term evidence-based home visiting also available.
Lactation Support
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic has a nurse/certified lactation specialist onsite to assist you in meeting your infant feeding goals. There are many benefits from connecting with a lactation counselor, including but not limited to:
- Get familiar with positions and strategies for latching
- Learn to express and store your milk for emergencies or planned time away from your baby
- Make a plan for feeding that meets your family’s needs
- Find support for weaning
You can request a free nurse visit to support you at any point in your journey. Visits with be tailored based on your goals and will take place in the home, the clinic, online, or by phone.
Lactation Resources:
American Academy of Pediatrics – Breastfeeding
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)
Apply for WIC online!
WIC is a nutrition and breastfeeding support that:
- Helps those financially eligible during pregnancy, following birth, and ages 0 to 5 learn about nutrition and stay healthy
- Provides education related to food and wellness, community connections, and grocery benefits for nutritious foods
To see whether you qualify for the WIC program, please visit the Minnesota Department of Health WIC site.
Well Child and Well Baby Care
Health care needs change as we age — and children are no exception. From their very first birthday to graduation day and everything in between, our staff of nurses and doctors are dedicated to providing exceptional, compassionate care to our young patients.
Our clinic provides many services for babies and children, including:
- Well Baby and Well Child Check-ups
- Weight Checks for Newborns
- Immunizations and Immunization Management
- Hearing and Vision Screening
- Developmental screening / Follow Along Program
- Athletic Physicals
Vaccine Information
Recommended Well Child Care Visits by Age