Maternity Care

Having a maternity care coordinator at your side means you’ve got an advocate to ensure you and your baby receive the best care.

Maternity care coordinator Charmaine Gabino-Crooke says after 10 years of serving expectant women Veterans, she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Air Force Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran tells other women Veterans how VA women’s health care “Changed the whole trajectory of my life.”

Thinking about having a baby can be exciting and overwhelming. Talk with your VA health care provider about ways to have a healthy pregnancy.

Army National Guard Veteran Kim wants others to know about VA health care: “I don't think a week goes by that I don't meet a female Veteran who is unaware of the services she can get through the VA.”

VA’s Women’s Health Transition Training program is designed to let servicewomen transitioning out of the military know about the wide range of women’s health care services available to them at VA.

Additional services covered under the maternity care benefit include: newborn care for up to seven days, lactation services and products (consultation services, breast pumps and supplies), nursing bras, postpartum screenings and support groups. Maternity care coordinators are available at every VA medical center.  

In recent years, the ranks of women Veterans have swelled. [...]

VA is proud to honor and support Veterans who are [...]