Heard County Low Birth Weight Initiative

07/16/2017

Preconception health is a woman's health before she becomes pregnant. It means knowing how health conditions and risk factors could affect a woman or her unborn baby if she becomes pregnant. For example, some foods, habits, and medicines can harm your baby — even before he or she is conceived. Want to know more? Call your local health department

06/02/2017

05/31/2017

Babies who are born weighing less than 2,500 grams are said to have a low birth weight. Read on to know more about low birthweight and ways to overcome it.

06/05/2014

Two years after a company went out of business over an unsafe product, a sixth child has died while using the Nap Nanny.

02/11/2014

And Heard County!

The number of babies born during the late preterm period of 34-36 weeks has risen 20% since 1990, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We may not be able to change the U.S., but we might be able to make a difference in Lamar County. Check out the top 10 causes of low birth weight babies:

http://health.howstuffworks.com/pregnancy-and-parenting/baby-health/special-needs/10-causes-of-low-birth-weight.htm

02/05/2014

Over the last decade and a half, there have been one-third fewer teen pregnancies, a lower rate of expectant mothers smoking, and more pregnant women getting prenatal care, so one might expect that the rate of LBW would be declining. It is not, however: The fraction of babies born Low Birthweight has been growing since 1990. To find out more information please visit http://www.gafcp.org/count/LBW

The rate of low-birthweight infants born in the United States has reached its highest level in almost 30 years. The rate in Georgia is among the highest in the nation at 9.6 percent.

01/24/2014

In addition to contributing to low birthweight, see what the U.S. Surgeon General confirms below.

A new report issued by the U.S. Surgeon General confirms for the first time that smoking during pregnancy causes cleft lip and cleft palate in babies. “The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress,” is in honor of the landmark 1964 report that documented the death and disease caused by smoking. If you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant, there has never been a better time to quit. http://1.usa.gov/1avOkLJ

01/14/2014

Check out what our friends in Lamar County are doing to address Low Birthweight!

GaFCP and the Lamar County Collaborative are working hard to lower the low birthweight rates there.

01/07/2014

#4 addresses the benefits to low birthweight babies! Great information!

Gleaning a better understanding of the mechanics of breastfeeding and the numerous benefits it offers both Mother and Baby may help keep you motivated and increase your chances of success.

03/15/2013

Fact of the Day: 10.4 percent of births from 2002 through 2008 in Heard County were low birth weight. We had a total of 862 live births of which 90 were low birth weight.

03/05/2013

The baby on the left was born 9 weeks early, the baby in the middle was born full term but only weighed 2.6 pounds, and the baby on the right was born full term at a normal birth weight.