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Mom’s-to-be are getting a little extra help from Text4Baby – a handy new tool that sends pregnancy tips right to your cell phone.
What could be better than helpful tips about your pregnancy? How about free tips! Well, thanks to several sponsors and wireless carriers like AT&T, the Text4Baby campaign is also the first free health education program in the U.S.
The goal: help expecting and new moms keep themselves and their growing baby healthy.
Keep in mind, the U.S. has one of the highest infant-mortality rates in the industrialized world. And nearly 500,000 babies are born prematurely each year. So with 90 percent of Americans on a cell phone, these texts could make a big difference in the well being of moms and babies around the country.
Text4Baby provides tips about:
- Nutrition
- Immunization
- Birth defect prevention
- And more
It’s easy to sign up too! Simply text “BABY” to 511411 to receive weekly text messages based on your baby’s due date. The texts even continue through the first year.
Looking for a few more tips? Head over to The Beehive for a helpful section on pregnancy and women’s health.
