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February 4, 2011

Text4baby educates new mothers

Focus on Mobile Health

Text4baby, a public-private partnership that includes the Department of Health and Human Services, is a free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health. Women can text “BABY” - or “BEBE” for service in Spanish - to 511411 and receive free messages each week to help them through their pregnancy and their infant’s first year of life.

close up of Blackberry smart phone showing 5-line text message about whooping cough

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Learn more at the text4baby Web site .

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