Pregnancy and Early Childhood
Pregnancy
Don’t be afraid to ask questions and learn more about how to take care of yourself and your baby.
Pregnancy & Early Childhood Service
Find South Dakota resources, services and info about pregnancy, family planning and contraception.
Newborn
Learn about services such as newborn metabolic screening, safe sleep, newborn hearing screening and more.
Bright Start
The Bright Start program helps new moms be the best they can be by helping women from pregnancy and beyond.
Women, Infants & Children
South Dakota WIC focuses on bettering the health of women, infants, and young children who are part of low-income families through nutrition education and providing food vouchers.
Newborn Data & Reports
View studies, reports, and data about newborn children.
The office also coordinates:
Nurses, Dietitians, Nutrition Educators, and Public Health Specialists deliver the following public health services and more at county offices.
- Information on annual well-child check-ups and adolescent well visits
- Youth and young adult health and wellness support
- Immunizations for infants, youth, and young adults
- Immunizations for adults
- Information and referrals to All Women Count! Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
- Education and activities to promote health and prevent chronic and communicable disease
- Worksite wellness
- Guidance on nutrition and dietary needs
- In-office screening for glucose, blood pressure, vision, hearing, and hemoglobin
- Education and screening to improve the health and wellness of individuals, families, and communities
- Health promotion and disease prevention activities to reduce chronic disease and the spread of communicable disease
- Community resources and needs assessment
- Employer-based screening and teaching
- Local crisis planning and preparation assistance
- Doctor-ordered office services
- HOTT - Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow curriculum
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Vital Records
Order or amend South Dakota birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce records, and certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth.