Resources for Healthier Families Welcome to MotherToBaby’s information center! We offer free patient education materials and provider resources about both our information service and our pregnancy studies. Please note that MotherToBaby teratogen information services are available only for residents of the United States and Quebec, Canada. In addition, only residents of the United States and Canada (all provinces) are eligible to participate in MotherToBaby Pregnancy Studies. For pregnancy …
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Press Release: From Gastroschisis to Antidepressants and Zika: Time is Ticking Loudly for Pregnant Women
Birth Defects Insights a blog by our partners at the Teratology Society By Sarah Običan, OBGYN, Teratology Society Council Member and member of the MotherToBaby Board of Directors See Dr. Obican's blog on Linkedin and share it with your professional networks here Where should I even begin? As a physician, I’m concerned. As a scientist, I’m concerned. As a woman in her childbearing years, I’m concerned. While the vast majority of babies are born healthy and free of birth defects, the …
Press Release: Experts Call Unhealthy Behaviors Among Pregnant Teens ‘Huge’ Problem
BRENTWOOD, TN - May 13, 2015 - MotherToBaby Aims To Curb Trend Through New Partnership With ‘Healthy Teen Network’ Drug and alcohol abuse during pregnancy that leads to serious birth defects is something health care providers have often warned the general public about, but the message often struggles to reach pregnant teens – until now. MotherToBaby, a service of the international non-profit Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), announces a new initiative to reach this …
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 …
