Pregnancy & Newborn Care

© 2009 March of Dimes Foundation. The March of Dimes is a not-for-profit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Before Pregnancy Video: Folic Acid (3:28 min) Getting Healthy Before Pregnancy: The Video “Don’t U Dare” Audio: Folic Acid (13:17 min)

Newborn Care Video: When Your Newborn Cries (2:14 min) Video: Bathing Your Newborn (2:36 min) Video: Diapering Your Newborn (1:51 min) Video: Putting Baby to Sleep (2:46 min) Newborn Screening Tests Audio: Teaching Your Baby to Sleep (16:15 min) Audio: Baby & Safety Health (13:18 min) Audio: Vaccines (11:21 min)

Pregnancy Video: Folic Acid (3:28 min) Video: Healthy Eating (5:09 min) Audio: Nutrition (8:03 min) Video: Managing Stress During Pregnancy (3:14 min) Video: Prenatal Care (4:59 min) Preterm Labor Audio: 9 Steps to a Healthy Pregnancy (14:10 min) Audio: Premature Birth in the African-American Community (10:16 min) Audio: Miscarriage (13:07 min)

The Postpartum Period Video: Postpartum Vaginal Bleeding (3:21 min) Video: Postpartum Discomforts (4:16 min) Video: Postpartum Emotions (4:50 min) Video: Postpartum Physical Changes (4:26 min)