January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month
Every year, leading organizations come together in January to raise awareness about birth defects and the impact these conditions have on familie ...
Healthy weight before pregnancy is good for you and good for your baby
If you’re planning on getting pregnant and one of your goals for the New Year is to get to a healthy weight, then you’re on the right track. Your ...
Are you getting enough folic acid?
Folic Acid Awareness Week (Jan. 5-11, 2020) is a nationwide initiative to help prevent neural tube defects (NTDs).
Folic acid is a vitamin th ...
Alcohol, Smoking and Other Drugs: Why Ten Fingers Plus Ten Toes Doesn’t Always Equal the Whole Story
By Lauren Kozlowski, MSW, MPH, MotherToBaby Georgia
Carly called and I could hear the stress in her voice immediately. She had been s ...
It’s Birth Defects Prevention Month — come chat with us!
Did you know that January is Birth Defects Prevention Month? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every 4 ½ minutes a b ...
Planning a pregnancy? It is never too soon to reach a healthy weight!
This year the theme of National Birth Defects Prevention Month is Best for You, Best for Baby. For the next four Mondays, an expert from the Organizat ...
Prevent infections to protect your baby
January is Birth Defects Prevention month. Birth defects affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States each year. This means that a baby is bo ...
Key messages from Birth Defects Prevention Month
We’ve had a busy month spreading the word about birth defects and what you can do to have a healthy pregnancy. If you’ve missed some posts, here's a o ...
“I just found out I’m pregnant and I haven’t been taking folic acid. What should I do?”
This is a question we often receive through [email protected] The good news is that no matter when you find out you are pregnant, you will still ...
Prevent to protect: talk to your health care provider
January is Birth Defects Prevention month. In the United States, a baby is born with a birth defect every 4 ½ minutes. Some infections before and duri ...