Desired Reproductive Health Access for Maternal Services (DREAMS)

DREAMS program provides health linkages and assists with access to care for underserved women who have experienced the tragedy of losing a baby either during pregnancy or at birth.

Desired Reproductive Health Access for Maternal Services (DREAMS)

Program Information

Photo of a brown teddy bear holding picture of a framed sonogram. The DREAMS Program, Desired Reproductive Health Access for Maternal Services provides client-centered case management to pregnant and interconception individuals and couples with a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes including a fetal or infant loss, multiple miscarriages, and pregnant individuals expecting a fetal loss.

DREAMS Services

  • Assessment and referral
  • Assistance with linkages and access to care
  • Bereavement support
  • Care coordination in person or by telephone
  • Community site or home visits by staff
  • Information, education, and community outreach
  • Accompaniment to providers
  • Culturally competent Spanish/Mayan Mam trilingual services (Spanish/Mam)

Help Line

Alameda County Family Health Line: (888) 604-INFO (4636)

Eligibility

Eligibility for the DREAMS includes:

  • Women and birthing people
  • Residents of Alameda County
  • Low income / Medi-Cal eligible or Black/African American of any income and have one or more of the following:
    • History of fetal / infant loss
    • History of two or more miscarriages
    • Pregnant women anticipating fetal demise

You can become a DREAMS participant in a number of ways:

  • Contact us directly
  • Through a referral from your clinic or hospital
  • A referral from friends, family, or a community agency

The right time to sign up for DREAMS is before becoming pregnant, after losing a baby, during pregnancy, or simply when you are ready.

Contact Us

DREAMS (formerly MADRE)
Alison McKenzie
Program Manager
Alameda County Health, Public Health Department
Email: alison.mckenzie@acgov.org

Specialist Clerk
Phone: (510) 618-1991
Fax: (510) 273-3836