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What Are Some Other Resources?

• Infant Mortality
• �Crisis in the Crib�
  Documentary highlighting infant mortality in the African American community. Released by the Office of Minority Health (OMH)
• �A Healthy Baby Begins with You" Campaign
  OMH's national campaign to raise awareness about infant mortality with an emphasis on the African American community
• MCH Alert: Focus on Infant Mortality
  Current articles related to infant mortality
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• SIDS Network of Kansas
• Safe Sleep Kansas
• News: FDA Warning on Infant Sleep Positioners
• Prematurity
• March of Dimes: Fight for Preemies Campaign Page
• March of Dimes Greater Kansas Chapter
• Additional Organizational Websites
• Healthy Babies, Sedgwick County Health Department, Wichita, Kansas
• Mother and Child Health Coalition of Greater Kansas City
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Family Health

• Other Topics
  • Smoking During Pregnancy
  • Smoking During Pregnancy Fact Sheet (pdf)
  • Center for Disease Control: Preventing Smoking Before, During, and After Pregnancy Fact Sheet (pdf)
  • March of Dimes Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education Center: Smoking During Pregnancy (link)
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
  • FASD: The Basics (pdf)
    Presentation with general information about FASD. (See slides 29-37 for section on prevention)
  • The FASD Center for Excellence
    Hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Living It: Stories of Resilience with FASD
    Video of children and their families living with FASD
  • National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    Broad range of resources for educators, parents, health care professionals, and others affected by FAS/FASD
  • Fatherhood
  • National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse "Take Time to Be a Dad Today" TV Commercials
    Among Panel recommendations: broadening the scope of educational materials and services, including more information for fathers. Nationally, fatherhood involvement has been identified as a potential factor in reducing infant mortality.
  • National Fatherhood Initiative

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