OUR GOAL: To decrease the incidence of low birth weight in infants and improve the outcome for every pregnancy through enhanced perinatal care, thus giving every baby a healthy start.

WE SERVE: CPSP services are designed for low-income Medi-Cal eligible pregnant and
postpartum women.

SERVICE DELIVERY: CPSP-enhanced services are offered in physician offices, hospitals, community clinics, hospital outpatient clinics and alternative birth centers.

OUTCOMES: CPSP was developed from the Obstetrical Access Project, a perinatal demonstration project for 7,000 low-income women that operated 1979-1982 in 13 California counties. Comprehensive services were shown to reduce low birth weight rate by one-third and to save approximately $2 in short-term neonatal intensive care unit costs for every $1 spent.

FINANCING: CPSP services are reimbursed by Medi-Cal. Perinatal Services Coordinators (PSCs) are funded by Title V through the California Department of Public Health or Federal Title XIX Medi-Cal funds under Federal Financial Participation .