Here you will find practical tools to facilitate your work supporting mothers, infants, toddlers and families. Send comments and suggestions for additions to this collection to sandras@beginningsguides.com

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The 10 Questions You Should Know-A simple question can help you feel better, let you take better care of yourself, or save your life. Follow the link to discover the questions to get you started.

LactMed App Need to know more about drugs and breastfeeding? LactMed can help. Find information about maternal and infant drug levels, possible effects on lactation and on breastfed infants, and alternative drugs to consider.

You can use this tool to create a personalized immunization schedule for a child in your case load

Text4baby is a free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health.  An educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, text4baby provides pregnant women and new moms with information to help them care for their health and give their babies the best possible start in life.  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.

Pregnancy Weight Gain Advisor from US Department of Agriculture :  Enter height and pre-pregnancy weight; get a recommended number of pounds to gain during pregnancy.

Find your Adverse Childhood Experience Score. These events are important.  How have they affected you? You also can use the questions to generate a reflective conversation with a mother about her childhood experiences and their impacts. 

Testing has shown the questions do not spur trauma or need for professional help. Click here to download the document.

Smile, Wave, Speak The F.A.S.T. test helps spot symptoms of stroke.