“Mission: Healthy Baby” is a partnership between the March of Dimes and the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary VFW to provide a free information and support program created especially for military families. The program helps pregnant military members or partners learn what they need to know and what they can do about:

• Preconception care – what it is and when does it start.

• Pregnancy – prenatal care, healthy habits, things to avoid, complications.

• Premature labor – what are the warning signs.

• Newborn care – bringing baby home.

Mission: Healthy Baby provides access to a variety of free, printed educational materials as well as a wealth of information from the March of Dimes Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center, reached through the March of Dimes web site at www.marchofdimes.com

The March of Dimes/VFW partners are asking your help to distribute “Mission: Healthy Baby”posters wherever possible to create awareness of this new program.

For personal questions or concerns, the military member or partner can email askus@marchofdimes.com and receive a personal, confidential response from a health information specialist.

For free educational materials from the March of Dimes, the military member or partner may call 914-428-7100 to order. Current brochures include:

• Think Ahead for a Healthy Baby

• Take Folic Acid

• How Your Baby Grows

• Prenatal Care

• Newborn Care

• Men Have Babies Too

• Vaccinations Protect Your Kids

A letter to a military family member with an enclosure describing these brochures is available here.

References:

• www.marchofdimes.com