Free or low-cost pregnancy care. Income limit: Medicaid up to 190% FPL; CHIP up to 258% FPL; also offers CHIP 'unborn child' (FCEP) prenatal coverage, regardless of immigration status.
Must the father help pay for the pregnancy? No. No Rhode Island statute was found that makes the father pay pregnancy or birth expenses or child support before birth; child support is set after parentage is established.
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 15-8.1 (Uniform Parentage Act, P.L. 2020, ch. 59 and 60); former ch. 15-8 (Uniform Law on Paternity) repealed
Rhode Island Department of Human Services – Office of Child Support Services (OCSS): establish paternity and support
In Rhode Island a parent can safely hand over a newborn up to 30 days old. Where: Hospitals, medical emergency facilities, fire stations, police stations. You can stay anonymous.
Adoption is another loving option; a pregnancy center above can connect you with adoption help.
More centers (call to confirm)
These are listed in Heartbeat International's Option Line directory, but we couldn't confirm the phone number on the center's own website. Call before you go.
Small state; most help is in Providence. No statewide network found. Harmony Women's Care (845 North Main St, Providence), Right to Life Services / Ancora Women's Mobile Care Center (266 Smith Street, Providence) and the Pregnancy Center of Westerly (111 High St) are listed in the Heartbeat International directory but their own websites could not be confirmed this session. Little Flower Home is a maternity home whose street address is deliberately not published. Option Line: (800) 712-4357.
Don't see one near you? Call Option Line any time at 1-800-712-4357 to be connected with the nearest center.