Resources relating to umbilical cord blood banking that have been developed by the Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation can be found here click here.
The following materials, mandated by the Code of Virginia 18.2-76, are intended to assist citizens to make informed decisions:
“Abortion-Making an Informed Decision”
“Fetal Development-Understanding the Stages”
“Virginia-A guide to Services for the Pregnant Woman”
Materials are available in Spanish and will be added to this webpage soon.
You can find these files and download them here if desired.
Welcome to Women's and Infants' Health!
DWIH works to prevent illness and promote health among women and infants in Virginia by:
reducing infant mortality and morbidity;
assessing and promoting the prenatal and perinatal health of infants and women;
educating young adults about the benefits of having children within a marriage;
assuring local health departments provide family planning services;
supporting and educating young parents raising healthy babies;
coordinating a statewide program for screening, education and medical management of sickle cell disease;
coordinating a statewide program to detect breast and cervical cancer in the early stages;
developing programs, policies and educational activities to further this goal, and
serving as a resource to local health departments and policy makers.
