This pamphlet, translated in Spanish, provides contact information for some of the Michigan resources and programs available to help families who have children with special needs such as family support services, special health care, early intervention, special education, and financial support.
Language: Spanish
Having a Healthy Baby – Spanish
What every Michigan woman of childbearing age needs to know to have 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.
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).
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/
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
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/diabetespregnancy/index.html
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
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/
http://www.pted.org/
Organization for Teratology Information Services (OTIS)
This site offers information about exposures to possible harmful substances during pregnancy. It contains a list of state contacts for teratology information, fact sheets, special projects, and links.
Link to resource:
http://www.otispregnancy.org/
http://www.otispregnancy.org/
Newborn Screening/BioTrust for Health Resources Order Form
Order these great resources from the MDHHS Newborn Screening and BioTrust for Health programs including; brochures, pocket script cards, and an educational video.