Perinatal Issues
Text BABY to 511411
Three free text messages are sent to your patient’s cell phone each week timed to the due date or baby’s birthday. Messages start at pregnancy and go through the baby’s first year. Tips include information on prenatal and infant care, immunizations, postpartum depression, nutrition, oral health, quit smoking, safety, and more.
Links & Resources
- Clinical Report: Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants (website)
- Idaho Perinatal Quality Collaborative News - July 2024 (pdf)
- 2021 Idaho Maternal Mortality Review (pdf)
- 2021 Idaho Maternal Mortality Review - One-pager (pdf)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Resources (website)
CMV infection can cause serious health problems for people with weakened immune systems, as well as babies infected with the virus before they are born. - Pregnant women who take folic acid and multivitamins have babies with lower autism risk, study says (website)
- Herpes Simplex Infrequently Found in Infant Meningitis Eval (website)
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Toolkit (website)
- Medicaid and Maternal Depression Screening (pdf)
New AAP Resource - WHO declares public health emergency (website)
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency Monday as it continues to investigate whether clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders are linked to the Zika virus.