The purpose of the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant program is to improve the health of all mothers and children by enabling each state to: Assure mothers and children access to quality MCH services, especially those with low income or limited availability of care; Reduce infant mortality; Reduce the incidence of preventable diseases and handicapping conditions among children; Reduce the incidence of stillbirth; Provide access to prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care to women (especially low income and at risk pregnant women); Increase the number of low-income children who receive regular health assessments and follow-up diagnostic and treatment services; Provide access to preventive and primary care services for low income children as well as rehabilitation services for children with special health care needs (CSHCN); and implement family-centered, community-based, systems of coordinated care for CSHCN.
