The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida in partnership with the Florida Department of Health has launched a new preconception health media campaign, Baby Steps. Baby Steps encourages women to plan for a healthy pregnancy by taking better care of themselves before they become pregnant. The campaign promotes maintaining a healthy weight, taking a multi-vitamin… Read More
Breastfeeding initiation rates among black mothers improved nationwide from 2000-2008 but disparities still show, according to an article published in The Nation’s Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 59 percent of black mothers in the U.S. breastfed in 2008, an advancement from the previous report of 47 percent in 2000. Hispanic mothers… Read More
Pregnant women who experience financial, emotional or personal stress in their lives are at a higher risk for stillbirth, according to a National Institutes of Health network study. In a study of 2,000 women, 1 in 5 women with stillbirths reported five or more recent stressful life events. Women with more stressful situations in their… 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 2013 First Coast March for Babies for stronger, healthier babies. Visit our team page to register or donate!
Florida received a composite quality practice score of 69 (out of 100) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2011 Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care survey. The mPINC survey data is used to suggest improvements to breastfeeding objectives at hospitals and birth centers in the state to meet the national quality of… Read More