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.
Ensure all birthing parents in Tompkins County receive equitable, holistic quality prenatal and postpartum care, through direct service provision, community collaboration, advocacy and education.
Become an integral service for Tompkins County families to achieve healthy pregnancies and successful birth outcomes for a thriving community.
The following services are available via home visit or telehealth
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:
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:
Classes are subject to availability, please call 607-274-6604 for more information.
As a participant you will be offered convenient childbirth education classes for you and your birthing partner. Community Health Nurses teach the classes which cover the following topics:
Classes are free and are taught by CAPPA* certified community health nurses. *Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association, CAPPA, is an international certification organization for Doulas, Childbirth Educators, and Lactation Educators.
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:
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!
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)!
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.
5/14/2025