Ascension St. Vincent's Pregnancy Resource Center - Riverside

Ascension St. Vincent's Pregnancy Resource Center - Riverside, in Jacksonville, FL, provides prenatal and postpartum care to women and their family.

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Pregnancy resources and support for women

Ascension St. Vincent’s Pregnancy Resource Center provides hope, education and resources for women in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. We support and care for all women without judgment or pressure. We are here to listen and understand your needs.

Your care team offers kindness, comfort and support. We take the time to listen and, together, develop a plan that helps you make an informed pregnancy decision.

PREGNANCY CARE

Women’s health care, close to home

Your care team takes the time to get to know you. We deliver personalized services, including:

  • Educational classes
  • Pregnancy testing
  • Pregnancy options
  • Ultrasound (limited ultrasound after a positive pregnancy test result)

How we help

Many in our community are facing impossible choices on a daily basis. St. Vincent's Pregnancy Resource Center and St. Vincent’s Community Outreach programs are designed to lessen these burdens and provide women with the opportunity to receive quality, compassionate care. Resources offered at the center include:

  • Baby clothing
  • Diapers
  • Formula
  • Layettes
  • Maternity clothing
  • Infant formula
  • Nutrition
  • Parenting

Brighter Beginnings

Ascension St. Vincent’s Brighter Beginnings is an original program designed to help combat infant mortality in Northeast Florida. This free program is held once per month to educate expectant mothers along with women and their partners with infants on the importance and techniques of prenatal and infant care. 

Early pregnancy symptoms

Although women experience their pregnancy differently, there are typical early pregnancy symptoms. Some women feel all of them immediately, while other women may not have symptoms for months.

  • A missed period
  • Bloating
  • Constipation
  • Cramping
  • Fatigue
  • Increased urination
  • Light spotting
  • Moodiness
  • Nausea, with or without vomiting
  • Tender and swollen breasts