Paid Sponsorship by Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Did you know…?
- Women often stop their medical care for first 18-24 months after a child is born
- Moms may minimize their own health concerns, not realizing they affect newborn health outcomes
- Pediatricians are viewed by families as the trusted advocate for their child’s health
- Maternal depression is worse during a pandemic and disproportionately exaggerated in disadvantaged populations
- Providing multivitamins with folic acid to women of childbearing age increases consumption of daily multivitamins from 25 to 70%
- About 75% of women who stop smoking in pregnancy resume within one year after delivery
- The most crucial period for modifying birth outcomes is before a woman becomes pregnant.
Data shows that mothers see physicians for their children far more often than their own healthcare needs in the first years of a child’s life. However, healthy moms are an essential part of a healthy family – and you can help ensure both moms and children are receiving needed care and resources in well-child visits!
As part of the Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics’ (Ohio AAP) new Healthy Mom, Healthy Family program, physicians will be empowered to address maternal health during well-child visits for children from birth to 18 months of age. During this crucial timeframe, you can prevent future poor birth outcomes and give families the best possible start by addressing behaviors by mothers, such as:
- Family planning/birth spacing
- Smoking cessation
- Multivitamin use
- Maternal mental health.
Participating practices can earn also FREE incentives to provide to families as part of the Healthy Mom, Healthy Family project, including:
- 100+ bottles of multivitamins
- 100+ copies of educational board books.
Registration is open now on the Ohio AAP website!
FREE benefits for participating practices include:
- Easy data collection tool to reduce chart reviews
- Up to $1,000 in resources for your patients – like multivitamins, board books, technology assistance, and printed materials
- Earn MOC credit
- Learn to implement the 5As to promote behavior change for lifelong health – Ask, Assess, Advise, Assist, and Arrange
- Networking opportunities with physicians interested in infant mortality or interconception care
- Personalized quality improvement coaching and Ohio AAP resources.
Registration is now open for practices to engage in the Healthy Mom, Healthy Family program; requirements for participation include accepting Ohio Medicaid and providing well-child care to at least 10 patients birth – 18 months of age per month.
Questions? Visit the Ohio AAP website or contact Hayley Southworth.