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The Best Start for Your Baby

We want to give your baby the best possible start to life. Our Start Smart for Your Baby® program provides support for moms before, during and after your pregnancy — at no cost to you!

Moms and babies get:

  • Access to quality medical care, plus free rides to appointments
  • Information about pregnancy and newborn care including breastfeeding support
  • Resources and methods to help you quit smoking, drinking alcohol or taking drugs 
  • Access to care managers who work with you and your doctor and nurses if you have a more difficult pregnancy
  • Wellframe app, which sends you information on how your baby is growing and allows you to text with your care manager about pregnancy questions
  • Community resources to help you get the things you need during your pregnancy and after your baby is born, including food, cribs, housing and clothing
  • Resources if you are feeling down during or after your pregnancy

Resources for the First Year of Life

The first year of life is filled with major health and developmental milestones. It is important that you take your baby to the doctor for needed immunizations and health visits. Buckeye created a member booklet (PDF) to help you learn and track your baby’s appointments and keep health records in one place.

Keeping your child up-to-date on their immunizations can be challenging. Buckeye’s Immunization Chart (PDF) helps you understand which immunizations your child needs and when. Learn why it’s important to get your child vaccinated. Visit our vaccination page.

    Postpartum Information and Resources

    Congratulations on the birth of your baby! This is a special time for you and your family. Now, it is time to take care of yourself, so that you remain as healthy as possible. As your guide to better health, Buckeye Health Plan wants to offer support and resources to help you and your baby thrive.

    One of the most important things you can do for both you and your baby is to stay up-to-date on important appointments.

    • It is important to see your doctor for follow-up care at least TWICE after you deliver, even if you are feeling fine.
    • See your doctor for your postpartum visits and earn $75 in MyHealth Pays® rewards to spend on the things your family needs
      • Please notify us that you are pregnant prior to having your baby by calling us or submitting a completed Notification of Pregnancy (NOP) form. To complete, login to your account in the secure Member Portal and fill out the form.
    • Learn more about the Urgent Maternal Warning signs you should always let your doctor know about right away.
    • Earn additional rewards for completing your Infant Well care Visits!
      • Earn $100 for completing 6 infant well care visits by 15 months old
        • These visits are recommended at 3-5 days old, before 30 days old and at 2, 4, 6, 9, 12 and 15 months old.
        • Must complete all 6 visits before your baby is 15 months old to earn the reward
      • Earn $50 for completing two Infant Well Visits between 15 and 30 months old
        • Must complete 2 visits when your baby is between 15 and 30 months old to earn the reward

    Learn how we helped Buckeye Member Jessica through our Start Smart for Your Baby® program

    Here’s how to get started:

    1. Mail in the printed form to Start Smart Program, 7700 Forsyth Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105-9963
    2. Call 1-866-246-4358 (TDD/TTY: 1-800-750-0750)
    3. Log into your member account through our secure online portal

    Extra resources to support you

    Preganancy resources: 

    Taking cae of baby resources:

    Substance use disorder resources: