Patient Education Resources
Information for Your Patients
 Here's some helpful educational material to use and share with your patients.
Z-Card: Educational resource for patients with useful phone numbers and tips for a healthy pregnancy, and things to know before, during, and after pregnancy.
Pregnancy FAQs: 11 common pregnancy related questions and answers for your patients.
Poster: A Partners for Healthy Babies poster to give to patients or to hang for them to see.
Breastfeeding Flyer: Partners for Healthy Babies breastfeeding info to hand out.
10 Tips Flyer: 10 tips for a healthy pregnancy card to give your patients.
Happy & Healthy Newsletter: The newsletter contains information on enhancing social and emotional development and building responsibility and self-esteem. The newsletter also contains information on areas such as: crying, the power of play, finding daycare, home safety and much more. Click here to fill out an online subscription card to be added to the mailing list. Subscription is free.
Proper Weight Gain Information
Our research shows that many women do not know the proper amount of weight to gain during pregnancy. Inadequate weight gain during pregnancy is a strong risk factor for low birthweight babies. Please talk to your patients about the proper amount of weight they should gain.
Proper Weight Gain Fact Sheet: Educational material for your patients.
Proper Weight Gain Cheat Sheet: How to calculate the proper weight gain for your patients.
Body Mass Index Calculator: Calculate your patient’s body mass index.
Additional Patient Resources
If you don’t find what you’re looking for in the Partners for Healthy Babies downloadable resources above, the March of Dimes website also offers a wealth of resources for patients on their website. Check it out at:
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