Have pamplets available to parents prior to going in to see OB. Contact OB offices to see if there willing to have these pamplets in their office. Have an event like a "fun informational day" for expectant moms & dads , & ones who are trying to concieve. Which would also mean pamplets in fertility clinics as well. My thought which I have in the works right now is trying to hit shelters with moms who are expecting & dads. Trying to gather things to give like a little gift bag with items that will of course have CHD facts on them. I hope not to long Kristine

Krisitne,

I think that is such a poor response that they do not want to "scare" moms.  I find that offensive as both a woman AND a mother.  How about empowering moms to protect, prevent and be proactive?  Every mom I know woud want this information. 

Non-invasive testing for CHD should be as routine as testing for PKU.  How many moms have been traumatized/scared about PKU testing?  None that I know of.  It is just a "standard" thing.

I think one community that would be receptive to "getting the word out" is the Early Head Start community, Birth to Three, Zero to three, Early On, etc.

My youngest son's CHD was discovered by a "Resident Physician" a few hours after birth...not by the attending physician.

I'll be helping to spread the word about your good works on behalf of your beautiful Cora. Whatever I can do to help, count me in!

i don't have any ideas, but I'm in the awesome state of Indiana too!! where exactly are you?  shoot me an email!!

Julia

workwifemomlife@gmail.com