Spinning babies: A birth preparation approach that promotes balance, comfort, and optimal fetal positioning.
🍼 Family Support & Basic Needs
Help Me Connect: An official state resource directory to find localized programs providing home visiting, parenting support, and basic needs assistance.
Cradle of Hope: Provides financial assistance for rent/mortgage, child care, and baby essentials like portable cribs.
First Care Pregnancy Center: Provides pregnancy testing, social work support, and referrals for insurance, housing, and baby supplies
Free Food: This website is a helpful starting point for finding free and local food resources.
🏥 Maternal & Mental Health
Redleaf Center for Family Healing: Located at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, this center provides specialized mental health programs, therapy, and family support for pregnant individuals and parents of young children. Call their Mother-Baby HopeLine at 612-873-4673 for free, non-crisis guidance from a licensed therapist.
Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Minnesota (PPSM): A local resource offering a warmline, support groups, and a directory of perinatal mental health specialists. Call or text the helpline at 1-800-944-4773