Resources
The Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies is dedicated to creating, sharing, and disseminating resources that can be of use to maternal and health professionals and organizations in Texas in their efforts to improve care for all mothers and babies. Unless otherwise indicated, the resources below were created by TCHMB.
2-1-1 Texas provides information on state and local health and human services programs.
Healthy Texas Babies is a DSHS-sponsored, multi-year project to reduce the number of early births and infant deaths. Local coalitions are funded to build or enhance local partnerships and conduct maternal and infant health activities supported by existing evidence. programs.
Community Partner Toolkit March of Dimes Low Dose Aspirin Campaign
Text4Baby is a free texting service for mom and family about baby’s development from conception to 1 year of age. Sign up for alerts on their site.
Prenatal Screening for Domestic Violence and Substance Use is a collection of educational materials and screening tools recommended by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Healthy Texas Babies Data Books
American Academy of Pediatrics (APP)
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWOHN)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Association of Texas Midwives (ATM)
Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (TAOG)
Texas Hospital Association (THA)
Texas Medical Association (TMA)
Texas Nurses Association (TNA)
Texas Pediatrics Society (TPS)
Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP)
Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)