B3 Program

Name: Kootenai Health
Price range: $

We’re here for you through the complexities of pregnancy and recovery.

B3 Program

Get Started (208) 625-6000

Mental health and substance use support during pregnancy and beyond.

If you’re pregnant and navigating substance abuse, recovery, or a mental health diagnosis, you don’t have to manage on your own.

Through the B3 program (Brain, Birth, Babe), you’ll be supported by a coordinated team of experts from Kootenai Clinic Family Medicine and Kootenai Health Chemical Dependency Program. From now through the first year of your baby’s life, these physicians, nurses, nutritionists, mental health providers, and educators will guide your medical care and support you both physically and emotionally—with no judgment and with full confidentiality. They’ll partner with you to craft an individual care plan that works for your situation. And they’ll work together to juggle the details of your plan so you can focus on yourself and your baby. In addition to medical care, you’ll get resources to help you have a substance-free pregnancy, develop confidence through parenting skills, and connect with community resources and ongoing support.

Coordinated Care

One Team. One Personalized Plan.

You'll be supported by a multidisciplinary team that works together on your behalf, coordinating your care so you can focus on your health and your baby.

Judgment-Free Support

Compassionate Care Every Step of the Way

The B3 program provides a safe, confidential environment where you'll be treated with dignity and respect. Our team is here to support you every step of the way.

Beyond Pregnancy

Support Through Your Baby's First Year

Support continues after delivery with medical care, parenting guidance, behavioral health services, and community resources to help your family thrive.

“I never felt judged or alone. The team supported me through my pregnancy and helped me feel confident moving forward for both myself and my baby.”

— B3 Program Patient

What to Expect

Throughout your time in the B3 program you’ll have a team walking with you who understands the complexities of pregnancy, parenting, and recovery. They’ll help you manage your program commitments, care for your physical and emotional health and your baby’s development, and connect you with community resources and ongoing support.

Intake Evaluation

During the Program

Baby’s First Year

You’ll have a confidential assessment from one of our family medicine physicians, chemical dependency counselors, or psychiatrists to decide what resources will serve you best.
They’ll ask questions to help ensure you’re equipped for success
You’ll sign an agreement to take part in prenatal services and treatment and to bring your baby in for wellness checkups.

Treatment

A plan that’s personalized for you, your family, and your situation.
A series of classes that explain the addiction process and the special needs it creates for your pregnancy and infant.
You may be recommended for a 14- to 21-day inpatient treatment program at Kootenai Behavioral Health.
Outpatient therapy, including individual and group sessions.
B3 doctors may coordinate with the Spokane Methadone Clinic but are trained and licensed in Buprenorphine treatment (Subutex, Suboxone) to minimize withdrawal syndrome. They’ll use the lowest effective dose to protect your baby and you.

Pregnancy

Prenatal care from a family medicine physician, with support from specialists in high-risk pregnancies.
Group sessions with other pregnant women where you can build camaraderie and find support.
Group sessions where you’ll learn evidence-based information on pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care from resident physicians and nurses.
You’ll deliver your baby at Kootenai Health, unless special circumstances arise.

You and your baby will continue to be supported through baby’s first birthday.

For Baby

Your family medicine doctor will be there after your delivery and check in during your stay.
You’ll bring your baby in for well-child visits a few days after discharge and at two weeks, one month, two months, four months, six months, nine months, and 12 months.

For You

Continued individual and group addiction treatment sessions.
Classes to support your parenting needs as a mom in treatment.
Connections with community support networks like the WIC program.
New-parent education on breastfeeding, child safety, nutrition, and more, designed for families navigating addiction recovery

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A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE PLACE TO HAVE YOUR BABY

At Kootenai Health’s Family Birth Center, you’ll get expert care with your safety and comfort prioritized.

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