Consumer Education

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Handouts/Brochures

Baby First Wallet Card (CH1000): Part of the Baby First packet: Symptoms of preterm labor and fetal movement (bilingual: English and Spanish).
How to Have a Healthy Baby (CH1001): Six lessons learned from Indiana Fetal Infant Mortality Reviews (FIMR) (bilingual: English and Spanish).
Safe Sleeping for Your Baby (English-EMCH1002) and (Spanish-EMCH1012): Recommendations from IPN's Safe Sleep Subcommittee.
Grandparent Power (English - CH1003) and (Spanish - CH1013): Grandparents have the
"power" to educate their children and their grandchildren's daycare providers about current
safe sleep recommendations.
Access to Care (CH1005): Helpful tips for choosing a prenatal provider, including family practice, obstetricians/gynecologists, midwives and maternal fetal medicine specialists.
Something's Not Right... (English CH1006) and (Spanish CH1016):
Explores the differences between "Baby Blues" and depression during and after pregnancy and explains how perinatal mood disorders (PMD) can affect the baby. Self-help tips are provided, as well as recommended reading for the PMD sufferer.
Perinatal HIV Brochure (English - CH1007) and (Spanish - CH1017): Explains HIV and the importance of testing. Available only as a download (PDF).
Choosing the Best Pediatric Specialist for Your Child Booklet (CH1008): Identifies various types of specialists and provides helpful information on the factors to consider when selecting a pediatric specialist.
Why Do We Need to See the Doctor? (CH1019): Using easy-to-understand language and colorful graphics, this two-sided flyer explains the benefits of prenatal care for the mother and the baby. Also features a helpful prenatal care planner and handy list of phone numbers for resources and assistance. Available only as a download (PDF).
Baby First Consumer Packet Workbook (CH1020): These pages, a component of IPN's Baby FirstRight From the Start! consumer education campaign, present aspects of a healthy pregnancy in easily understood language and illustrations.
Baby First Consumer Packet Folder (CH1021): The Baby FirstRight From the Start! folder features clasp" to contain the inserts (CH1020, above) as well as pockets to house additional materials.
EHDI General (CH1022): EHDI General Brochure explains Indiana’s Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Program to consumers.
EHDI Referral (CH1023): EHDI Referral Brochure answers consumers’ questions about why their child was referred for more hearing tests.

Posters

"Breastfeed it's Healthy" and " Your Baby Wants You Both to Quit, Now" available upon request. Contact IPN, 317.924.0825 or ipn@indianaperinatal.org
Baby First Poster "Eyes" (CP1000): "Too Many Babies Die in Our Neighborhood."
Perinatal HIV Poster (English - CP1002 ; Spanish - EMCP1012) : Explains HIV and the importance of testing. Available only as a download (PDF).

Other Resources

Baby KeepSAFE Bracelets (English - CR1000) and (Spanish - CR1010): Available in English or Spanish, click here for order form. "Place on back to sleep, don't shake me or smoke around me."
Baby First "How to Have a Healthy Baby" Consumer Video (CR1001DVD, CR1002 VHS): Available on DVD or videotape (VHS), "How to Have a Healthy Baby" uses the pregnancy and birth experiences of four mothers to illustrate healthy choices before, during and after pregnancy.