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Birth Defects Prevention
Month 2007
January is Birth Defects Prevention Month!
It is our pleasure to provide you with materials
for Birth Defects Prevention Month, which were developed by the
Education and Outreach Committee of the National Birth Defects Prevention
Network (NBDPN).
- Birth
defects pamphlet - English
- Birth
defects pamphlet - Spanish
- Birth
Defects Prevention Month poster (JPG Image)
- NBDPN
fact sheet
- Suggested
Activities
- Suggested
Activities
- Proclamation
- Proclamation
-
Sample news release
- Sample
news release
- Sample
letter to healthcare providers
- Sample
letter to healthcare providers
- Resources
on the Internet
- Resources
on the Internet
- Congratulations, Mom. You Have
a Beautiful Baby postpartum brochure (English, Spanish)
- Preconceptional health checklist - Wisconsin Association for Perinatal
Care
-
Preconception Screening and Counseling Checklist
- Birth Defects Fact sheets from the University
of South Florida Birth Defects Surveillance Program
- Anencephaly (English, Spanish)
- Congenital Heart Defects (English, Spanish)
- Cleft Lip (English, Spanish)
- Cleft Palate (English, Spanish)
- Down Syndrome (English, Spanish)
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (English, Spanish)
- Hydrocephaly (English, Spanish)
- Microtia (English, Spanish)
- Spina Bifida (English, Spanish)
- Pregnancy Loss (English, Spanish)
- Fact Sheet-Healthy Lifestyle Choices (English,
Spanish)
- Fact Sheet-Diabetes (English,
Spanish)
- Fact Sheet-Smoking (English,
Spanish)
- Fact Sheet-Domestic Violence(English,
Spanish)
- Fact Sheet-Folic Acid (English,
Spanish)
- Fact Sheet-Infections and Immunizations
(English,
Spanish)
- Fact Sheet-Medical Conditions and Genetic
Counseling (English,
Spanish)
- Free NTD/folic
acid materials from CDC
- Free FAS
materials from CDC
- NTD/folic
acid and FAS
materials from MOD
- Pre-pregnancy
Planning Fact Sheet from MOD
- National
Folic Acid Awareness Week
We have chosen preconceptional health as our
topic of focus for this year's packet. Both the importance of achieving
optimal health for women of childbearing age prior to conception,
and the role preconceptional health plays in the prevention of birth
defects, cannot be overemphasized.
Achieving preconceptional health encompasses
such areas as: consuming 400 micrograms of folic acid daily; knowing
one's family history; having a check-up from a health care provider
prior to conception; seeking reproductive genetic counseling,
if appropriate; managing chronic maternal illnesses such as diabetes,
seizure disorders, lupus or phenylketonuria (PKU); avoiding alcohol,
nicotine, and illicit drugs; ensuring that prescription medication
and herbal supplements are safe at the time of conception and during
early pregnancy; and avoiding harmful occupational and environmental
exposures. In addition, avoiding infections and ensuring protection
against domestic violence are also important elements of preconceptional
health.
We hope these materials will be useful to you
in promoting awareness of Birth Defects Prevention Month. We would
like to know if these materials are of value and how you use them.
Please complete the evaluation
form. We are especially interested in any innovative activities
you undertake, that can be replicated by others, in working for
the primary prevention of birth defects. Materials developed by
the Education Committee are available electronically and can be
tailored to your specific agency's mission, needs and capacity.
Please contact us if we can be of assistance in this regard. Materials
from the other organizations can be obtained directly from them.
If you should have questions about the materials,
please contact Amy Nance
or Cara Mai. We hope you find
the information and materials useful in promoting your own campaigns
for Birth Defects Prevention Month, January 2006.
Sincerely,
Carol Stanton , President, NBDPN
Amy Nance, Education Committee Co-Chair, NBDPN
Mary Knapp, Education Committee Co-Chair, NBDPN
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