The Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education Center^SM at the March of Dimes provides information and referral services for the general public and professionals.

Information specialists, with masters’ degrees in various health fields, answer questions about preconception health, pregnancy, childbirth, genetics and birth defects. The specialists use a staffed medical library, online database subscriptions, and current medical journals to obtain up-to-date information. The information and referral services are free and confidential.

Among the services available to professionals are the following:

• Information that can be faxed to the professional’s office for review and discussion with patients
• Free samples of March of Dimes patient education materials to review before ordering
• Free catalog of continuing education modules for registered nurses and certified nurse-midwives

For the public, the March of Dimes provides evidence-based information that complements education offered by health care providers.


Ways to Contact the Center:

• E-mail in English
  E-mail in Spanish
• info now:  a real-time, interactive dialogue with a health information specialist. Available from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Closed most major holidays.

All materials and referral to resources are provided by the March of Dimes for informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice or endorsements of any particular products, services, messages, organizations or entities, or claims and representations as to their quality, content or accuracy or merchantability or fitness for any particular usage, application or purpose.