Every day, people around the world are welcoming their newborns home. If you’re a new parent or expecting, you’re probably searching the internet for the best care right now — and we’ve got you covered. New parents will need all of the proper supplements, equipment, and physician care at this time. Read on for a list of local essential resources in Hoboken for expecting parents.
Prenatal Telehealth
Amwell Women’s Health
Schedule online or in-person visits with women’s health clinicians from your desktop or smartphone. Get connected to board-certified doctors, 24 hours a day. Learn more here.
Ask A Doctor
Get unlimited back-and-forth online chatting with doctors until you’re satisfied when you choose to Ask A Doctor’s board-certified doctors. Get advice about any health issue — from diabetes to mental health, and everything in between. Check it out here.
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Garden OBGYN
In-person and virtual visits are available with Garden OBGYN. World-class medical experts and dedicated staff will be working tirelessly to take care of you when you book a video appointment with Garden. Book an appointment here.
Multi Care
An in-person or virtual OB visit with Multi Care provides you with great flexibility in terms of hours and location. Through MyChart, you will be provided access to your personalized interactive MyPregnancy dashboard, web tools, and other resources. You will be provided with a monitoring kit for you to use at home. Learn more here.
Plush Care
Provides personalized, high-quality healthcare with top U.S. doctors. No matter where you are or how busy you are, you can talk to their friendly and knowledgeable doctors online at a time that works with your schedule, all from the ease of your smartphone. Click here to learn more.
Utah Virtual Prenatal Care
In-person or virtual prenatal care is available. Using your smartphone, computer, or tablet’s camera and microphone, you can sign into a private video conference with your doctor to have your prenatal checkup appointments and learn about all the necessary pregnancy equipment you’ll need to order. Set up an appointment here.
Virtual Pediatricians
Tons of pediatricians are doing online appointments, and some even provide quick online chats for smaller issues.
Amwell Pediatrics
Amwell provides treatment and counseling for a broad spectrum of issues from pediatricians in-person or straight to your smartphone or laptop. More and more pediatricians are listing their practice on Amwell. You can even ask your very own pediatrician to join + list their practice on Amwell. Learn more here.
Jersey City Urgent Care
RWJBarnabas Health TeleMed® is a convenient, low-cost option for urgent medical care services, available 24/7, year-round, in-person, through your smartphone, tablet, or computer. RWJBarnabas Health TeleMed® is powered by American Well, a leader in telehealth services. It is easy to use, private, and secure (compliant with HIPAA). Learn more here.
Just Answer Pediatricians
Just Answer Pediatricians provides 24/7 chat services with pediatricians. For quick problems, questions, or advice, you can simply log on to chat with a doctor and get answers immediately, without all the hassle of an appointment. Click here to get started.
Pediatrics Urgent Care
Expert care at your fingertips — connect with a pediatrician anytime, anywhere. You can get access to virtual pediatrician appointments for your baby from 8AM until midnight. Click here to get connected.
Urgent Care for Kids
Providing virtual care for your kids, straight to your laptop or smartphone at just $50 per appointment. Urgent Care for Kids allows you to connect with a pediatrician within minutes, from the comfort of your own home. Appointments are available from 8AM until midnight. Book here.
Necessities, Delivered
Now is a good time to stock up on prenatal vitamins to stay as healthy as ever while you’re expecting. Get all the essential little things — like prenatal equipment or important vitamins and supplements — delivered to your door.
Heart Monitor
Baby Beat provides fetal dopplers for moms-to-be to check on their baby’s heart rate. Baby Beat sells and rents some of the finest at-home pregnancy equipment available. Having access to your baby’s heartbeat whenever you want provides unimaginable peace of mind. You can buy it here.
Breast Pump
The Medela Breast Pump Accessory Set Value Pack is great for pumping, storage, feeding, and even cleaning. The value pack includes two Quick Clean Micro-Steam bags, two breast shields, two valves and membranes, four 150 mL breast milk bottles with lids, and a breastfeeding information guide — and all its parts are made without BPA. Purchase here from Amazon.
Premama
Premama is designed to make things easier for you as you become a parent and to give you the nutrients you need along the way. All their products are backed by clinical research and are specifically formulated to address needs related to preconception, pregnancy, and postnatal care. Buy it here.
Lifestyle
Regardless of the hard times that have fallen upon us, we know new and expecting mothers have no time to compromise physical or mental health. Check out these lists of ample resources to keep your mind and body healthy, even while stuck at home.
Asana Soul Practice
All the classes you love from Asana Soul are now formatted for the online experience. You can buy a membership or purchase classes individually. Class pricing varies by duration, so you can tailor it to your exact needs (prices ranging from $7-$11 for 15 minutes to 45 minutes). Click here to browse their class catalog and purchase whatever fits your needs.
Urban Souls
Urban Souls provides yoga, alt movement, and meditation classes, all online. They have a wide variety of classes and class lengths, to encompass any of your fitness needs. You can purchase class packages or buy individual classes here.
Emergency Resources
If you or your family have been left jobless, homeless, or hungry, please check out the following lists.
Financial Assistance
If you are struggling and need help paying bills, rent, mortgages, debts, and more, then click here to find out how.
Food Assistance
USDA Food + Nutrition Service
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service provides special supplemental nutrition programs for women, infants, and children. Check out the website for more information.
Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters is helping end childhood hunger by inspiring families to make healthy, affordable food choices. They provide programs that teach parents and caregivers — with limited food budgets — to shop for and cook healthy meals. Learn more here.
Hoboken Food Pantry
The food pantry offers anyone that is food insecure supplies
Housing Services
Volunteers of America
With hundreds of human service programs, Volunteers of America help 1.5 million people in 46 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico each year. Click here to locate an office near you.
Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities USA helps to serve the growing needs of those living in poverty and those who are the most vulnerable. Click here to learn how you can get help.
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Insurance Assistance
Benefits.Gov
Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides free or low-cost health coverage to millions of Americans, including some low-income people, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Click here to see how you can get coverage.
HealthCare.Gov
Click here to learn more about health insurance and see if you qualify for coverage.
