HRSA has
three new tools to better prepare women for the changes associated with
pregnancy and motherhood and to promote maternal wellness.
http://www.hrsa.gov/womenshealth/maternal_wellness_website/booklet/index.htm
It is the
third set developed under the Bright Futures for Women’s Health and Wellness
Initiative. There are other sets on physical activity and healthy eating,
a healthy communities toolkit, and a guide to emotional health There are
also resources on depression during and after pregnancy.
10-page
consumer booklet for pregnant and post-partum women
Two-sided
Healthcare provider’s guide (pocket card) for Ob/Gyn, primary care and
pediatric providers
Informational
poster for community service settings
You may
obtain by callingt 1-888-ASK-HRSA or at www.Ask.HRSA.gov
New
perinatal website at www.mchb.hrsa.gov/pregnancyandbeyond
For
questions about the Initiative, please contact
CAPT Karen
Hench, Deputy Director,
Division of
Healthy Start and Perinatal Services
HRSA/MCHB
(301)
443-0543
khench@hrsa.gov
excerpted
from a letter received July 17, 2009, from HRSA Administrator and Associate
Administrator for MCH.