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Hesperia Clinic Gives Children a Healthy Start
Ensuring children get a good start in life is
critical, and that healthy boost begins before
they leave the womb.St. Mary Medical Center's Healthy Beginnings Perinatal Services now has a clinic in Hesperia. A primary goal for Healthy Beginnings is to bring women into prenatal care during the first trimester of pregnancy. Along with prenatal care, the Hesperia clinic offers nutritional and parenting education and counseling. Staff is also on hand to help uninsured patients sign up for low-cost insurance programs. Healthy Beginnings Hesperia Clinic Now Open The Healthy Beginnings Hesperia Clinic is located in an area of the Victor Valley that is home to a high number of families at risk for various health problems and who lack direct access to healthcare services. Staffed by certified nurse midwives, health workers and social service counselors, Healthy Beginnings provides a holistic approach toward pregnancy. The Healthy Beginnings Hesperia Clinic opened in April and is currently operating on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will add days of service as they become needed. The clinic is located at 17071 Main St. Healthy Beginnings is also doing more to combat childhood obesity in the High Desert. Healthy Beginnings now has a registered dietician on staff to address patient needs and to work in the community to create nutritional programs for children up to 5 years old. A grant from San Bernardino County First 5 made this new service possible. Registered Dietician Mary Torne-Marzan began in March. She spends half of her time seeing patients, including pregnant mothers with gestational diabetes and mothers who have delivered low-weight babies. Torne-Marzan also sees children up to 5 years old with nutritional problems. She will use the remainder of her time working with community organizations to develop nutritional programs for young children.
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