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Maternal Health
The U.S. has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the developed world. Nearly 500,000 births each year are also born pre-term and an estimated 28,000 children annually die before their first birthday, signifying a national public health crisis. Glaring disparities also exist within certain populations.The national text4babySM program (www.text4baby.org) was launched in response to this public health priority. Mobile phones have potential to play a significant role in health care by delivering information directly to those who need it most. Text messaging can deliver the right health information at the right time to pregnant women and new moms, and can be particularly helpful in reaching underserved populations.
Voxiva is both a founding partner and the technology solution provider of this award winning national initiative. We leverage the ubiquity of mobile phones and Voxiva’s robust platform to reach pregnant women and new moms across the nation to educate and engage them during this critical moment in the mother and baby’s life. The program is delivered as a free-to-end-user service through the support of all major U.S. mobile carriers, and is the largest mobile health service in the U.S. with thousands of public and private partners supporting this important campaign.
Registration is easy and can be done directly from the cell phone. A user simply texts the word BABY (or BEBE for Spanish) to 511411, enters the baby’s due date or the baby’s birthday and their Zip code. Once registered, the user receives free messages with educational tips about their pregnancy and caring for their baby.
In addition to managing this program, Voxiva also offers custom versions of our maternal health service specifically for public health agencies, health plans, employers, and life sciences partners. Based on Voxiva’s robust platform, we help our customer deliver a meaningful maternal and infant health engagement solution to meet their program priorities and help improve the health of pregnant mothers and newborns.
Voxiva is now working with our partners to launch text4kidsSM, a health information service for parents of children older than 1.
Please see our maternal health product description for more information.