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Moms PLUS+

Start Here | A Learning Process | Ongoing Support

Moms PLUS+ Team Members

Moms PLUS+ — Parent Pregnancy & Lactation United Services — is a home visiting nurse program that provides maternal child health supportive services, free of cost, to residents of Tompkins County regardless of insurance status. Moms PLUS + is designed to improve equitable access to quality maternal child health care, increase lactation support for parents choosing to breast and chest feed and enhance the coordination of care with other community partners.

The Moms PLUS+ program offers a client centered approach by delivering gender affirming, harm reduction and trauma informed care to all participants.

Call Moms PLUS+ at 607-274-6604.

Start Here

Welcome to the Moms PLUS+ Program!

Our Mission

Ensure all birthing parents in Tompkins County receive equitable, holistic quality prenatal and postpartum care, through direct service provision, community collaboration, advocacy and education.

Our Vision

Become an integral service for Tompkins County families to achieve healthy pregnancies and successful birth outcomes for a thriving community.

Prenatal & Postpartum Services

The following services are available via home visit or telehealth

Health screening & monitoring
Nutrition Screening & monitoring
Infant Care education
Lactation Counseling
Childbirth and family planning
Early childhood development
Community resource referrals

Your First Appointment

If you are pregnant or parenting and live in Tompkins County, you're entitled to support from our Moms PLUS+ program. Call (607) 274-6604 to schedule an appointment. You will meet with a Community Health (CH) Nurse who will help you with:

Free pregnancy testing
Enrollment into the WIC program (if applicable)
Make an appointment with a participating OBGYN

Your Community Health Nurse

After you are enrolled into our program, a CH Nurse will be assigned to support you. They will contact you to make appointments for home visits during your pregnancy and after delivery. The number of visits may vary according to necessity. At each visit during your pregnancy, your Nurse will:

Assess your blood pressure, weight, and nutrition
Listen to your baby’s heart beat
Review how your pregnancy is going
Prepare for your labor and delivery
Start you on the path to successful breast/chest feeding

A Learning Process

Free Childbirth Classes

New class coming this Fall!

Our Fall class is set: The class is held on 3 Wednesdays, September 17, 24, and October 1, from 6–8:30 p.m., at Cayuga Medical Center (CMC). Please be sure you can attend all 3 sessions. One support person may attend with the pregnant person. The class is free.

Space will be limited, so use the form below to register now. After you register you will get an email with more details and a Childbirth Education instructor will be in touch with you prior to the class start date. If you have questions please call 607-274-6604 for more information.

The class is taught by CAPPA* certified community health nurses, and covers the following topics:

Labor and delivery
Relaxation techniques
Medication Options
Creating your birth plan
Newborn care
Breastfeeding

*CAPPA, Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association, is an international certification organization for Doulas, Childbirth Educators, and Lactation Educators.

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASS REGISTRATION FORM

CLASS INFO: The class is held on 3 Wednesdays, September 17, 24, and October 1, from 6-8:30 p.m. at Cayuga Medical Center (CMC). Please be sure you can attend all 3 sessions. One support person may attend with the pregnant person.

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Breast/Chest Feeding Support

Your Community Health Nurse is a Certified Lactation Counselor. She can answer your questions about breastfeeding and help you to become a successful breastfeeding person. Your nurse will also visit you after your baby is born to weigh your baby, ask how feedings are going and answer any questions you may have about yourself and your newborn.

Breastfeeding will be a learning process. If you would like more information, we suggest these resources:

NYSDOH, Breast/chestfeeding Promotion, Protection, and Support
CDC website, What to Expect While Breastfeeding.

Ongoing Support

Let’s Talk About Home Visiting

Want pregnancy and parenting support?

Home visiting is a free, voluntary program that matches new and expectant parents with caring professionals that help parents understand their baby’s healthy development. Home visitors come to you... when you want them to!

TCWH offers the Moms PLUS+ home visiting program, which

Takes referrals for pregnant and parenting families prenatally through 3 years old. All Tompkins County residents are eligible for this program.
Offers monthly home visiting with a nurse who conducts weight measurements, blood pressure checks, breastfeeding support, nutrition, infant care information and more.

To learn more about what home visit programs are available in Tompkins County and see which one is right for you, download this poster(PDF, 125KB)!

Contact Us

Make your first appointment today. Call 607-274-6604.

If you are currently enrolled in our program, feel free to call your Nurse between scheduled visits with any pregnancy, infant and/or breastfeeding questions that you may have.

7/29/2025