Spanish – Michigan Genetics Resource Center

Having a Healthy Baby – Spanish

What every Michigan woman of childbearing age needs to know to have a healthy baby.

Link to resource:
Having a Healthy Baby

Michigan Newborn Screening for CCHD (Spanish)

Brochure in Spanish for parents highlighting Michigan’s Newborn Screening program for Critical Congenital Heart Disease.

Link to resource:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdhhs/1199_CCHD_Parent_Brochure_SP_645789_7.pdf

After Newborn Screening: Your Baby’s Blood Spots – Michigan BioTrust for Health Consent Brochure (Spanish)

A helpful brochure from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of facts about consenting for researchers to use your child’s residual blood spots for future health research (Spanish).

Link to resource:
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/Biotrust_Brochure_Spanish_443013_7.pdf

Folic Acid – Take it for your Health – Spanish

This MDHHS pamphlet promotes the consumption of 400 micrograms of folic acid for all women of childbearing age to help reduce the risk of birth defects.

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Baby’s First Test – Spanish

Hay muchos padres que no saben sobre los condiciones de las evaluaciones de recién nacidos. También, no los saben que condiciones en la lista cambian en cada estado. BabysFirstTest (La primera prueba de su bebé) ofrece recursos educativos para ayudar los padres y médicos.

Link to resource:
http://spanish.babysfirsttest.org/

Check Your Knowledge: Diabetes and Pregnancy

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. How much do you know about diabetes during pregnancy?

Link to resource:
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/diabetespregnancy/index.html

Birth Defects Prevention Order Form

Order form for MDCH birth defects prevention materials.

Link to resource:
http://michigan.gov/documents/mdch/Birth_Defects_Order_Form_439838_7.pdf

American Heart Association CPR & First Aid

National resource for all things heart related, including sudden cardiac death prevention resources.

Link to resource:
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CPR_UCM_001118_SubHomePage.jsp

Cove Point Foundation – Congenital Heart Disease

Provided by Johns Hopkins University, the world’s largest information resource for pediatric and adult congenital heart disease.

Link to resource:
http://www.pted.org/

Risks from Smoking during Pregnancy

Quitting smoking before getting pregnant is important. This informational sheet explains the potential risks posed to the mother and baby from smoking during pregnancy.

Link to resource:
http://www.cdc.gov/features/pregnantdontsmoke/pregnantdontsmoke.pdf