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Annotation: This toolkit provides guidance for prenatal educators in Georgia on topics often missing from prenatal education curricula across the state. It covers information on cesarean sections, oral health during pregnancy, health literacy and public benefits programs like Medicaid and WIC, HIV/STI prevention, postpartum care and warning signs, and cultural competency in prenatal education. The toolkit offers statistics, handouts, discussion questions, and tips for educators on how to incorporate these important topics into their prenatal classes to better inform and empower pregnant women. It also provides sample course evaluation forms and encourages prenatal educators to assess participant knowledge gain to continually improve their curricula.

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Keywords: Education, Georgia, Postpartum Care, Prenatal care, Resources for professionals, State initiatives

Annotation: This toolkit for families describes the different types of perinatal care available and offers guidance on finding providers who will honor and respect their cultural backgrounds during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period in Georgia. It defines cultural competence and cultural sensitivity in healthcare settings and provides key considerations when choosing providers such as insurance acceptance, accessibility, values alignment, and cultural appropriateness of support services. The toolkit describes the benefits of various perinatal support providers including midwives, obstetricians/gynecologists, pelvic floor therapists, prenatal massage therapists, maternal mental health therapists, chiropractors, nutritionists, lactation consultants, and doulas, with specific provider referrals for each type throughout Georgia. It includes a list of organizations that provide referrals and resources, emphasizing the importance of respectful, culturally responsive perinatal support that meets families' unique cultural traditions and needs.

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Keywords: Cultural sensitivity, Culturally competence services, Families, Georgia, Labor, Perinatal care, Postpartum care, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, State initiatives

Annotation: These proceedings summarize the discussions at the Roundtable of Maternal and Child Health Leaders from Communities of Color, held June 17, 1992. The background of the project is described, and discussions in the various sessions are summarized. The communities represented include African American, Asian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American. The proceedings conclude with recommendations to the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. Profiles of the participants are included, and a directory of model programs is appended.

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Keywords: Cultural factors, Health promotion, Infant health, Maternal health, Minority groups

Annotation: This screening protocol for primary care providers discusses mental health screening options and available tools, administration of the screening tool and how it is presented, evaluated, and addressed with the patient; how to respond to a positive screen; and where to refer patients who need additional treatment, support, or services.

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Keywords: Mental health, Perinatal care, Postpartum care, Primary care, Protocols, Referrals, Screening

Annotation: This archived webinar, broadcast July 13, 2011, discusses issues surrounding postpartum and perinatal depression (PPD) and the impact on the health and well-being of mothers and their infant's neurobiological development. Topics include how underreported or underdiagnosed PPD is; varying levels of severity including healthy rebound, "baby blues", diagnosed perinatal depression, postpartum bi-polar disorder, and the rare postpartum psychosis. Topics also include maternal stresses due to lacks of sleep/exhaustion, depression stigma, previous psychological or medical histories, post-traumatic stress from unexpected C-section or adverse pregnancy or birth outcomes, partner or violence abuse, and financial stresses. Social risk factors for depression such as multiple births or feeling of isolation are also discussed. Resources are discussed including model state programs, online resources, proposed legislation, and the importance of establishing local postpartum depression networks and support services.

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Keywords: Bonding, Early childhood development, Hotlines, Infant health, Maternal mental health, Mother child relations, Parent support services, Parenting, Perinatal care, Postnatal care, Postpartum depression, Resources for professionals

Annotation: These proceedings review recent trends in infant mortality, low birthweight and other associated factors in the Mid-Atlantic states, and examine this information in light of the 1990 Objectives for the Nation and other recommendations addressing the problem of infant mortality. The proceedings also discuss development and growth of state and local level Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalitions in the Mid-Atlantic Region to serve as collective forums specifically interested in promoting maternal and child health.

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Keywords: Conferences, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition, Healthy People 2000, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH programs, Mid Atlantic region, Prevention programs

Annotation: This report describes the Friendly Access program, a long-term research, education, and community development initiative designed to change maternal and child health care in ways that improve consumers' access, use, satisfaction, and outcomes. The report describes the program's core beliefs, mission, vision, and values; discusses the program's objectives; explains how the program is implemented at the community level; lists the expectations of founding partners; and discusses the role of the program office. The Laughton and Rhea Chiles Center for Health Mothers and Babies, which founded the program, as well as collaborating organizations, are also described. One appendix includes perinatal health care access and utilization guidelines.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, Child health, Childbirth, Community programs, Consumer satisfaction, Consumers, Demonstration programs, Education, Families, Health care systems, Health care utilization, Infant health, Initiatives, Low income groups, MCH programs, Maternal health, Medicaid, National programs, National programs, Postpartum women, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Research, Women's health

Annotation: This newsletter issue describes the National Friendly Access Program, a long-term research, education, and community development initiative designed to change maternal and child health care in ways that improve consumers' access, use, satisfaction, and outcomes. The issue discusses community projects initiated by the program, program evaluation, communities selected to serve as demonstration sites, promoting strength-based partnerships, news and updates, and the program calendar. The back page of the newsletter includes an introduction to the program's principal investigator and a list of advisory council members.

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Keywords: Health care systems, Access to health care, Barriers, Child health, Childbirth, Community programs, Consumer satisfaction, Consumers, Demonstration programs, Education, Families, Health care utilization, Infant health, Initiatives, Low income groups, MCH programs, Maternal health, Medicaid, National programs, National programs, Postpartum women, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Research, Women's health

Annotation: This webinar, broadcast in July 2011, provides information on the incidence of child deaths in cars and trucks caused by heat stroke, tips for raising awareness, and free resources available for parents and providers. Topics include ongoing education efforts, bringing the issue to national partners, targeting efforts to key states and national stakeholders, physical attributes of hyperthermia, how cargegivers can "forget" a child, and future efforts. Slides are provided in .pdf along with the audio from the web site.

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Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Child safety, Children, Infant health, Injury prevention, Motor vehicle safety, Public awareness campaigns

Annotation: This webinar reviews the importance of major nutrients in pregnancy outcomes and infant cognitive and neurological development. Focusing on three of the major nutrients -- folic acid, vitamin D and omega-3 DHA -- the presenter provides evidence-based guidelines on appropriate levels of intake and identifies the health benefits during pregnancy and lactation and upon infant visual, social, cognitive, and psychomotor development. The presenter discusses the best sources for major nutrients and offers guidelines on food safety for pregnant women.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Infant development, Maternal nutrition, Multimedia, Nutrition education, Nutrition research, Pregnant outcome, Pregnant women

Annotation: This webinar offers an overview of mental health before, during, and after pregnancy and highlights the importance of prevention and awareness for both parents and professionals. The webinar examines the factors that contribute to perinatal mental health, discusses recent advances in maternal and child health, and describes the ways in which perinatal depression can be reduced or eliminated. Hosted by the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, with maternal mental health expert Susan Dowd Stone, the webinar took place on May 16th, 2012, in celebration of National Women's Health Week.

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Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Depression, Mental health, Postpartum depression, Pregnancy, Prevention, Treatment, Women's health

Annotation: This webinar, hosted by the National Premature Infant Health Coalition in May 2012, presents the symptoms of acute stress disorders (ASD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and postpartum depression (PPD) and examines research on the potentially dangerous relationship between high levels of emotional distress in new parents and impaired infant development. The webinar's featured speaker, Dr. Michael Hynan, also discusses model programs in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and potential interventions that include screening mothers and fathers for emotional distress; offering psychosocial programs in the NICU; teaching developmental care and parenting competencies; and facilitating parent support groups led by veteran NICU parents and psychologists.

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Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Infant development, Intervention, Mental health, Neonatal intensive care units, Postpartum depression, Posttraumatic stress disorder

Annotation: This webinar presents an overview of a large-scale database that allows the analysis of clinical information collected from physicians using the Pediatrix Medical Group's electronic health record, called BabySteps, in neonatal intensive care units throughout the United States. Topics include how digital documentation of care in the clinical data warehouse is used to assess treatment outcomes, develop strategies to improve care, and promote meaningful changes in clinical practices to continuously enhance the quality of neonatal care.

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Keywords: Databases, Multimedia, Neonatal intensive care, Quality assurance, Research, Treatment outcome

Annotation: These resources include a description of a community partners pilot project in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Florida to increase well-baby visits and vaccinations during the first year of life. Additional contents include a resource guide to help families prepare for well-baby visits. Topics include what to expect at each visit, suggestions for questions to ask health professionals, and space to take notes and keep track of important milestones. The guide is available in English and Spanish. A poster is also available.

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Keywords: Community action, Consumer education materials, Immunization, Infant health, Infants, Pilot projects, Preventive health services, Public awareness campaigns, Public private partnerships, Spanish language materials, Vaccines, Well child care

Annotation: This paper provides information about seafood consumption and omega-3 DHA during pregnancy and breastfeeding to promote optimal fetal and neonatal congnitive development. Topics include benefits of seafood consumption during pregnancy, concerns about mercury consumption, and the trend toward consuming insufficient quantities of seafood.

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Keywords: Infant development, Infant nutrition, Pregnancy, Research, Safety, Trends

Annotation: This document reports on a feasibility study aimed at determining whether and how the UNICEF/WHO criteria and assessment process for baby-friendly hospitals (i.e., hospitals that fully support mothers who breastfeed) could be adapted for use in the United States. It contains the recommendations of the work group charged with reviewing and revising the WHO/UNICEF "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding" and the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) global criteria and assessment process for the United States. The report also includes "Ten Steps and Criteria for the U.S. Breastfeeding Health Initiative," which outlines how hospitals should address issues of training, clinical practice, and psychosocial support to maximize support for breastfeeding mothers. An executive summary accompanies the report. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Feasibility studies, Hospital personnel, Hospitals, Infant nutrition

Annotation: This report describes the clinical appearance of nursing caries, and gives an explanation of the caries pattern, its etiology, prevalence, prevention, and treatment. A summary, recommendations, and references are included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Dental caries, Early childhood caries, Infant health, Oral health, Oral health care