Bright Start® Pregnancy Program

You need the right care and support to help you have a healthy pregnancy and baby.

That’s what our Bright Start maternity program is all about. Plus, you can earn rewards through the program! Join the Bright Start maternity program by calling 1-833-475-2262 (TTY 1-866-209-6421). If you are enrolled with AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, call your local Department of Social Services (DSS) to make sure your baby is registered with a Medicaid health plan. Mom and baby must be enrolled at baby’s birth to receive full value-added benefits.

 

Our Bright Start team is here to help you:


Learn more about the care you need before and after your baby is born.


Set up health care visits.


Find health care providers who are right for you and your baby.


Connect to local resources.


Learn more about our plan’s benefits and services.

If you don’t want to be a part of this program — or if you leave the program after you sign up — it will not change your benefits.

It also will not change the way AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina (ACNC) or NC Medicaid treats you.

 

How can Bright Start help me?

 
mother and baby

Have you had your baby?

The time after you have your baby is called postpartum. Try to take it easy for the first few weeks after giving birth. You can get help from family and friends while caring for your baby. Before you leave the hospital, you should be given discharge instructions about health care for you and your baby.

Postpartum care