Public Health Madison & Dane County

Pregnancy Options & Support

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We offer free support for pregnant people living in Dane County, Wisconsin. If you need to talk to someone about your pregnancy options, get emergency contraception or birth control, or get support to have a healthy pregnancy, we’re here to help you.

On this page:

All-Options Pregnancy Counseling

Do you want to talk to someone about your pregnancy options? Do you need help finding reproductive health care? Our Reproductive Health Nurse Navigators are here for you!

  • We'll help you

    • Review your options for pregnancy. This includes abortion, adoption, and parenting resources.
    • Find birth control or emergency contraception.
    • Give you resources for community services that can help you.
    • Answer your questions about reproductive health options.
    • Find pregnancy information. This includes information about preparing for pregnancy, getting pregnant, and finding pregnancy care.

  • Let's talk!

    We’re available Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm. There’s two ways to reach us:

    • Call or text us at 608-690-0893. We may not be able to answer right away - leave us a message or text and we’ll get back to you!
    • Fill out this short form and we’ll contact you.

  • It’s free and confidential

    • There’s no cost to talk with us.
    • We won’t talk to your partner(s), parent(s), or anyone else about what we discuss.

  • What to expect

    After we get your request to talk, we’ll meet with you. We can meet you wherever you’d like or talk over the phone. You decide which way you’d prefer!

    We’ll listen to your needs, get the details we need to connect you to the right services, and help you decide the next steps.

  • About us

    We believe that access to a full range of client-driven, equitable and factual reproductive health care, including safe and legal abortion, is necessary for healthy and thriving people who may become pregnant and their families.

    We are not a crisis line. If you need immediate help, call the National All-Options Talkline at 1-888-493-0092.

Pregnancy Support

Get support and information to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby!

  • The WIC Program provides

    • Nutrition education
    • Breastfeeding support
    • Healthy foods
    • Referrals to health services and other resources

    Find out if you’re eligible and apply for the WIC Program.

  • The Nurse-Family Partnership Program provides

    • Support for getting health care
    • Personalized support to set goals and reach them
    • Information about pregnancy, breastfeeding, and parenting
    • Connections to other services

    You can enroll anytime during pregnancy - earlier is better! It does not need to be your first pregnancy. A nurse will work with you and your family until your baby is 2 years old.

    If you qualify for one of the programs below, you meet income guidelines:

    • WIC Program
    • FoodShare
    • Medicaid
    • Wisconsin Works Program (W-2)

    You don’t need to be a legal resident to apply.

    Thinking about abortion or adoption? You’re still able to apply!

    How to apply

    Apply

    • Click the button to fill out a short form (apply in Spanish)
    • If you’re on WIC, ask to apply at your next appointment
    • Call us at 608-266-4821

    How to refer someone

    Refer

    • Click the button above to fill out a short form (Refer in Spanish)
    • Call us at 608-266-4821

  • Other Pregnancy Resources

    See our Community Resource Guide to learn about resources for food assistance, health care, family needs, and more.

About our terminology
  • We often use the terms “woman,” “women,” “maternal”, and female gendered pronouns “she” and “her” when discussing the perinatal population, pregnant people, and people who give birth. We are limited with word choice when it involves programs like the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Maternal Child Health (MCH). It is important to recognize that these populations include people who identify as women, and also do not identify as women, including some gender-diverse people and some transgender men. We acknowledge the existence and validity of all people along the sex, sexuality, and gender spectrums.
  • We recognize this as a barrier for our intended audience and may limit who researches and ultimately views/accesses this information. We also recognize this barrier in collecting and reporting data, as it limits community members from seeing themselves accounted for in the data. 
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