“Hawaii Cribs for Kids,” a safe sleep education course, for low-income, high-risk pregnant women and their families. This program provides education on the risk factors, how to create a safe sleep environment, and tracks the baby’s health throughout its first year of life.

HMHB collaborates on many public-private partnerships and conducts quarterly meetings with the Perinatal Advocacy Network (PAN) to inform and educate perinatal stakeholders, public and private partners and communities on issues impacting perinatal health.

HMHB also engages in advocacy.  One of the main focuses we have for this legislative session is Paid Family Leave (PFL), an established Family Leave Insurance program (FLI).

Piko Pals connects and empowers new parents of babies age 0-4 months to build their own village through facilitated discussions in an emotionally and intellectually safe environment. Piko Pals sets the stage for connection and friendship with peers in your community, so you can make lasting relationships to share and celebrate the joys and challenges of new parenthood.

Who do you call when you have pregnancy or baby-related questions, but don’t know who to ask for help?   Whether you are a new parent, trying to conceive, or an old-timer, having someone to talk to can make a huge difference in your own happiness. We enjoy working with individuals struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety, parenting, loss, pre-baby counseling, miscarriage, fertility issues, and special needs parenting.

Call (808) 951-6660 on Oahu or (888) 951-6661 toll-free from Neighbor Islands.

Receive FREE text messages on prenatal care, baby health, parenting and more with text4baby. Receive three text messages per week throughout your pregnancy and baby’s first year of life, customized to your child’s age and development.

We have a variety of workshops that you can attend.  Our workshops include breastfeeding, advocacy, nutrition, healthy behaviors, etc.  Please click here to view our calendar for any upcoming workshops!

One of our parent workshops is Cooking for Two, an interactive cooking and nutritional class will be offered for expecting, pregnant and new mothers. This class was created to educate you on the importance of healthy nutrition, physical activity and exercise, cost effective healthy eating, food budgeting and breastfeeding nutritional benefits.