PRESS RELEASE Brentwood, TN — MotherToBaby, a service of the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), today announced the launch of two brand new resource hubs—a dedicated webinar repository and a collection of downloadable infographics—to equip healthcare providers with evidence-based tools for patient education and clinical practice. The announcement coincides with National Birth Defects Awareness Month (NBDAM), observed every January. Each year, approximately 1 in 33 …
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Press Release: MotherToBaby GA Featured On Fox Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA- A new OTIS/MotherToBaby affiliate providing expert answers about medications and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding, is giving expectant moms in Georgia a peak into the service it provides. Patricia Olney, MS, board certified genetic counselor and teratogen information specialist at MotherToBaby Georgia, was featured in a news segment on Fox Atlanta this week. “We feel like we empower the couple or the woman with information that’s reliable that they can actually …
Baby Blog: When You Don’t Feel Sick: How Lead Poisoning Can Sneak Up on Moms and Kids
By Rogelio Perez D’Gregorio, MD, MS, MotherToBaby UR Medicine Not many people know this, New York is the only state that requires that every pregnant woman have her risk of lead exposure assessed at the first prenatal visit. As a doctor seeing pregnant patients regularly, this is unbelievable to me! Highlighting this topic is particularly appropriate during October as this month we’ll celebrate National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. This awareness week was created because lead exposure can …
Press Release: OTIS AWARDED $6M IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS
OTIS’ MotherToBaby Network Connects the General Public with Birth Defects Experts BRENTWOOD, TN –“Funding this type of service ultimately means mothers will be better informed and babies will have stronger starts in life,” said Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD, a world-renowned UC San Diego pediatrician, upon receiving notice that the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will support the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists’ (OTIS) MotherToBaby network for five more …
Press Release: OTIS Releases Statement on Anti-Racism
The Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), the professional society that provides the MotherToBaby service, has released the following statement on anti-racism: In light of the horrifying recent events taking place in our country, which is only the latest in a long history of violence against Black men, women, and children, we think as an organization it is important to state that diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect are of the upmost importance to OTIS. As a …
