Archive for the ‘Pregnancy’ Category

ODS Supports March for Babies

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Aren’t those the cutest little feet you have ever seen?! 

This short video is promoting the March of Dimes, March for Babies walk. Not sure what this cause supports? The March For Babies website states, “When you walk in March for Babies, you give hope to the more than half a million babies born too soon each year. The money you raise supports programs in your community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. And it funds research to find answers to the problems that threaten our babies. We’ve been walking since 1970 and have raised an incredible $2 billion to benefit all babies.” (more…)

Portland’s March For Babies – How You Can Help

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Aren’t those the cutest little feet you have ever seen? This is the new 2011 March For Babies Public Service Announcement as posted on the March For Babies Blog. March For Babies is a very special wellness walk by March of Dimes that will be held in Portland, and in several other communities, at the end April. As there are several new baby feet in my family, this is a cause that I hope to join this year. Do you know anyone pregnant or with small children? Perhaps this is a cause that you should join too!    (more…)

Text Messages for Healthy Moms – Join Text4baby!

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

ODS has partnered with the Text4baby, a free mobile information service that provides pregnant women and new moms with information to give their babies the best possible start in life. The FREE service was created by the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition and launched in 2010. Women who sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE in Spanish) will receive free SMS text messages each week, timed to their due date or baby’s date of birth. To date, more than 50,000 women have registered to receive text messages. (more…)