Text4baby is a national program that delivers text messages to help pregnant women and mothers of infants. Anyone can sign up for free weekly health messages designed to help a woman through her pregnancy and her baby's first year.
The following cell phone carriers are waiving all fees for the text messages:
You can sign up online or by phone.
Online
By Phone
Text "BABY" (for English texts) or "BEBE" (for Spanish texts) to 511411.
Health Messages
If you sign up for Text4baby, you will receive three weekly text messages on topics such as:
Become a Partner
If you are interested in becoming a partner in this campaign, go to the Health Care Provider Assistance page.
If you live in Central Brooklyn, you may qualify for free doula services with Healthy Start Brooklyn's "By My Side Birth Support Program." Doulas are trained childbirth assistants that support women and their partners before, during, and after birth.
Healthy Start Brooklyn provides education and support for:
This special program focuses on central and eastern Brooklyn, specifically, the neighborhoods of:
If you live in other areas of Brooklyn or other boroughs, you can contact organizations that provide free doula services through the Healthy Women, Healthy Futures program.
