To get the word out about nutrition during pregnancy and early in a child’s life, maternal and child health organizations are participating in “March for Nutrition,” an online awareness campaign during National Nutrition Month. The effort is spearheaded by the organization 1,000 Days, which focuses on the first 1000 days – between a woman’s pregnancy… Read More

The Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns released their 2014 progress report with updates on their recommendations and alarming data on the quick rise of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The Task Force was formed in 2012 in response to the high rate of babies born with NAS. Northeast Florida has one of the… Read More

Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. Join the Healthy Start Coalition team as we walk in the 2014 First Coast March for Babies for stronger, healthier babies.

Local teens are the stars of a new anti-smoking ad contest, part of a campaign by the Northeast Florida Community Action Team to bring attention to smoking as a major risk factor impacting birth outcomes. Three videos are in the running for the most “likes” on YouTube. Vote here.

The high cost of premature birth has made headlines recently, from controversial business decisions around benefits to a new report from the March of Dimes on how much prematurity costs companies. The CEO of AOL announced recently he was cutting 401k benefits, citing the high cost of prematurity, upsetting a mother who delivered prematurely that he specifically referenced.… Read More