Program areas at Next Step Pregnancy Services
Material goods: Next Step Pregnancy Services offer maternity clothing and a layette for newborns. We can also help all clients access other useful community resources and referrals. Next Step can help by supplementing with a supply of diapers, formula, food, and clothing for newborns through 5 years old. Furniture, toys, books, and other new or gently used baby items are often available, depending on donations from our supporters.
Ultrasounds and Pregnancy tests: medical Services, performed by licensed nurses and overseen by a licensed physician, include: Pregnancy testing to confirm Pregnancy, determine gestational age, or discuss questions. Also offered as Pregnancy verification is an ultrasound exam (up to 20 weeks) performed by a licensed and certified rn, interpreted and diagnosed by a medical provider. Early Pregnancy support: free-of-charge prenatal vitamins, early Pregnancy education, appropriate community-based support resources and medical referrals.
Sti testing and treatment: Next Step Pregnancy Services offers a full panel of sti testing Services performed by a licensed rn, tested by cdd, the leading provider center for disease detection,and treatment prescribed by our medical provider as needed. Tests offered; chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, herpes, hiv (testing only), hpv, syphilis, and trichomoniasis. Other sti/std Services; antibiotic prescriptions for treatment of positive sti results as appropriate and evidence-based education on stis/stds, their risks and prevention.