AV Best Babies Collaborative

Antelope Valley Best Babies Collaborative (AVBBC): The program is designed to improve poor birth outcomes for high risk pregnant women through outreach, health education, case management and advocacy. Services include instruction in child development, child safety, parenting classes and breastfeeding classes. The AVBBC’s vision is to create a community environment that promotes the health of all families in the Antelope Valley.

The AVBBC is a five-year project funded by First 5 LA Commission to improve poor birth outcomes for high risk pregnant women living in the Antelope Valley. With Antelope Valley Partners for Health (AVPH) as the lead agency, it represents a partnership between community-based agencies, local providers and the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. There partners work together to improve outcomes for all pregnant women and their families to reduce subsequent poor birth outcomes which will optimize each child’s potential for a full and healthy life in the Antelope Valley. AVBBC provides a case management staff that is dedicated to helping parent and parenting women to achieve healthy pregnancies and healthy births.