Washington Post 4 March 1997, Health section: Pregnant women who have questions about prenatal care can ......... call a toll-free telephone service started by the US Dept of Health and Human Services. The service, part of the depts Healthy Start program is aimed at further reducing infant mortality and low birth weights which have declined in recent years. Still, one-fifth of American women receive no prenatal care during the critical first trimester, according to HHS. The number for expectant parents to call for information and referrals is 800-311-2229 (800-311-BABY) Spanish 800-504-7081. Me now; Apparently this central number puts you automatically through to your area HHS dept. You may want to try this number in your area and see if it works before giving it out to expectant moms. I called this number today. They seem to have the lowdown on who to call for what service where, ...a central control center to assist expectant mothers in need, to negotiate the government services maze. The person I talked to here in Northern Virginia, had a referral phone number at her fingertips for everything I asked about, except breastfeeding. So I gave her LLL #. She/they are interested in other resources/referral sources for lactation support, low or no cost for their population. Any other ideas? Deb