BABY BASICS

The Book

Every year over 400 programs (from health centers to case managers to high schools to prisons) give moms a copy of Baby Basics. When you give the Baby Basics book to an expecting pregnant woman you are:

Giving her comprehensive prenatal information she probably would not have access to in any other form
Empowering her to use books for information
Providing encouragement - and THE REASONS for changing health behaviors

If you purchase Baby Basics materials for your site, we strongly urge you and your staff to complete the Getting Started Guide to learn how the Baby Basics Program can enhance your prenatal education initiatives.

The Program

The Baby Basics Program brings Baby Basics to life - with training, technical assistance and evaluation tools, you can become a Baby Basics Clinical or Health Education Program.

The Clinical Model

Hospitals, health centers and community-based clinics across the country have received Baby Basics training and technical assistance to integrate evidence-based materials, health literacy, and an adapted prenatal, planned care model into their practice.

The Health Education Model

Health Departments
Home Visiting Case Managers (including: Healthy Families America, Nurse Family Partnership and Parents as Teachers)
Medicaid Managed Care Programs
High Schools
Prison programs
WIC Counselors

Anyone who helps pregnant women work towards a healthy pregnancy will benefit from our training, tools and strategies for teaching moms prenatal care, infused with the health literacy skills they need to become advocates for their own health and for the health of their families. Our Baby Basics Moms Club Curriculum can be adopted or adapted for group or one-on-one education and easily fits within existing prenatal curricula.

Learn more about the Baby Basics Program.

Learn what your Baby Basics Program can look like using our Getting Started Guide.

The Community

Does it feel like the pregnant women you see are confused? Does her health provider or educator seem frustrated? And, are you concerned that your resources are being wasted?

Using communication strategies and true partnerships the Baby Basics Program can help build collaborations between providers and community programs so we are all "on the same page," providing patient-centered, case managed education and care amongst the many silos of health, social services and education.

Learn what your Baby Basics Program can look like using our Getting Started Guide.

Read Case Studies and evaluations of Clinical Baby Basics Program

Read case studies and evaluations of a Health Education Baby Basics Program