BABY BASICS

• Books
• Planners
• Posters

The Book

Pamphlets just don’t cut it.
(That’s why they all end up in the garbage.)

A pregnant mom wants to learn why and how to do the best for her baby. This colorful book, filled with stories and photographs she (and the baby’s dad) can relate to may just be the first book she’s ever wanted to read – and perhaps even the first she's ever owned.

Take a look inside   Baby Basics   English

Take a look inside   Hola Bebé   Spanish

Xiao Bao Bao   Chinese

Baby Basics: Your Month by Month Guide To A Healthy Pregnancy is:

• Comprehensive – Covering everything from applying for Medicaid and WIC to signs of labor and the stages of labor, Baby Basics covers ALL the issues -- economic, social, psychological and cultural -- facing low-income pregnant women in a frank, friendly manner.  More than a list of do’s and don’ts, this book explains the why and how’s of prenatal care.
• Extensively researched – Peer educators, doctors, The March of Dimes and thousands of mothers helped build, tinker with, write and rewrite this book.
• Continuously updated – Changes are made yearly to reflect medical research and the comments and suggestions of our readers.
• Entertaining – with a sense of humor and stories from real moms, this is an enjoyable book parents want to read.
• Culturally diverse – From 3rd generation Latinas in NYC to socially isolated moms in Appalachia, from recent immigrants in Houston to Native Americans in the reservations of South Dakota, moms across the country agree that “this book was written for me.”
• Culturally competent - While the English version of Baby Basics is meant for all – the Spanish and Chinese versions of Baby Basics include changes based on the specific needs new immigrants. 
• Health Literate - Baby Basics is written to both a 3rd grade reading level (in the beginning of each chapter) and at a 5th grade reading level (in the more detailed section of the chapter).  Yet, the book never condescends to the audience and does not leave out the juicy bits of life that make reading worthwhile.

 Baby Basics is a book you’ll feel proud giving to an expecting mom -- no matter her age, education, income or background.

Cost: $8.00 per book, plus shipping & handling        

These books are for sale only to organizations that provide prenatal healthcare, education or support to expecting women living at or below the poverty level.

The Planner

Take a look inside

The Planner includes:

• Questions to ask and room for more
• Keeping track of scheduled appointments
• Remembering recommendations
• Case management record (health form and prenatal tests)
• A personal, portable, medical records tool

Once you look, and realize how great it is brace yourself, because this very valuable tool is available in 14 languages and is always laid out the exact same way so it is a great translation tool too!  (We hate to sound like sales people on this one, but we LOVE this planner!)

$1.00 per Planner, plus shipping and handling

You can customize this planner for your program.  Please contact us for details.  

The Posters

Make a statement with the Baby Basics Welcome Poster!

Tell moms that Baby Basics is spoken here -- in 14 languages -- with the beautiful Baby Basics “Welcome To You and Your Baby!” Poster.  This warm welcoming poster can hang in your waiting room or big hospitals can use it to mark the path to the prenatal clinic.  (24"x36")

The Baby Basics Index at your fingertips!

Put this magnified and updated version of the Baby Basics book's index in your office, the exam room, the waiting room, or anywhere that a quick reference to the topics in the book would be handy.  (18"x24")