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The Healthy Births Initiative seeks to improve outcomes for pregnant women and their families, reduce subsequent poor birth outcomes in vulnerable populations and build sustainable networks to address the needs of pregnant women, infants and new families through evidence-based and community proven interventions. It supports two major components: 1) The LA Best Babies Network (LABBN) provides the infrastructure necessary for the growth, integration and sustainability of the Healthy Births Initiative through technical assistance and central coordination of policy and advocacy activities, and 2) The Best Babies Collaboratives (BBCs) implement comprehensive, integrated continuous care via Case Management in their focus communities that are designed to reduce disparities and improve pregnancy and birth outcomes. Four BBCs exist throughout the County currently, and three additional BBCs will be implemented in the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys in the near future. The Initiative applies evidence-based practice through five interrelated strategies:

  • Caring for Mothers to Be: providing coordinated perinatal and interconception (care between births) care for women at risk
  • Improving the Quality of Perinatal Care: creating a new standard of comprehensive perinatal care
  • Advancing Policies that Advance Healthy Births: identifying and implementing policy changes in public and private spheres
  • Sharing Knowledge and Resources: strengthening each organization’s ability to provide timely and seamless care. Provides access to latest research, educational material, web-based data sharing, program planning and training
  • Creating a Network of Caregivers and Advocates: creating a network among perinatal caregivers and advocates to develop solutions to address the specific needs of their communities

Healthy Births is coordinated by the LA Best Babies Network.Jump to Related Documents

Grantees/Services

To learn more about the activities and services of the Healthy Births Initiative Best Babies Collaboratives (BBC) grantees and LA Best Babies Network (LABBN) contractor, click the links below.

  • Antelope Valley Partners for Health (AVPH)

    Antelope Valley Partners for Health is a non-profit 501(c) 3 community based collaborative of local residents, leaders, and organizations with a mission to serve as a catalyst, build community health, wellness, and quality of life in the Antelope. With 9 subcontracted collaborative partners, the AVPH BBC’s vision is to have "Healthy people in a healthy Antelope Valley."

  • LA Biomed

    This agency administers the WIC program at ten sites for residents of the Compton, San Antonio, South, and Southeast Health Districts of Los Angeles County.

  • Long Beach-Wilmington (LBW) BBC

    The Long Beach-Wilmington BBC's mission is to improve birth outcomes for perinatal families using a centralized Case Management approach in the target zip codes of 90802, 90805, 90806, 90813, and 90744. With this coordinated service, they will identify gaps, coordinate services, eliminate barriers, and enhance the capacity of the community to work together.

  • Los Angeles Best Babies Network

    The LA Best Babies Network brings together the faculty, staff and community stakeholders to form the infrastructure to support and coordinate the activities of the multiple components of the Healthy Births Initiative. It is dedicated to achieving healthy pregnancies and births in Los Angeles County by providing the infrastructure, programs, advocacy and support to increase the capacity of community partners to succeed in these efforts.

  • St. John's Well Child and Family Center

    The center provides counseling services, dental services and health services for low-income people of all ages who live in the Los Angeles County area.