Text messages harnessed to promote healthy babies
 If you’re mother of a child who is younger than one year or if you are expecting a baby, you can sign up for text message tips about health. The messages from “text4baby” will be on many different subjects about pregnancy or baby’s first year. These subjects include healthy eating, prevention of birth defects, prenatal care, labor and delivery, breastfeeding,car-seat safety, exercise and fitness, safe sleep, family violence and a lot more. This service is free even to cell phone users who do not have text messaging plans. The messages won’t count toward a text message plan monthly limit. To sign up, you can check out www.text4baby.org or just text Baby (for English) to 511411. You will need to enter your baby’s due date or your baby’s birthday and your ZIP code. The messages will be appropriate for your baby’s age or your stage of pregnancy. You can read more about the program at the text4baby web site.
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Get immunized now, before school starts again
Summertime is a great time to get caught up on your children’s vaccinations. But 13 different vaccinations are recommended before a child starts school. How do you know what your child needs? You can find CareOregon’s recommendations in your Member Handbook. And if there are any recent changes, see our web site. |
