Health Matters for Women - January 2021

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January 2021 

New from CDC

Folic Acid Helps Prevent Some Birth Defects 

Folic acid is an important part of planning for a healthy pregnancy. CDC urges all women of reproductive age consume 400 mcg of folic acid each day, in addition to consuming food with folate from a varied diet, to help prevent some major birth defects of the baby’s brain (known as neural tube defects).

Healthy Pregnancy!

Before you get pregnant, try to reach a health weight. Obesity increases the risk for several serious birth defects and other pregnancy complications.

Cervical Cancer Awareness

You can lower your risk for cervical cancer by getting screened regularly, starting at age 21. Two tests help prevent cervical cancer or detect it early – the Pap test and the human papillomavirus (HPV).

From Data to Action: CDC's Public Health Surveillance for Women, Infants and Children

The 2nd edition of Data to Action: CDC’s Public Health Surveillance for Women, Infants and Children is now available. This updated monograph offers health practitioners and planners at the local, state and national levels a better appreciation of the uses of surveillance data for monitoring maternal and child health.

Snapshots

	QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Who Had Taken Any Dietary Supplement in the Past 30 Days, by Sex and Family Income – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2017 – 2018.

Federal Agencies

Nationwide Study Shows Continued Rise in Opioid Affected Births - HRSA

Pregnant Women in Third Trimester Unlikely to Pass Sars-CoV-2 Infection to Newborns – NIH

HPV VAX NOW Campaign – HHS OWH

CMS Launches Next Phase of the Medicaid and CHIP Maternal and Infant Health Initiative

National, State and Local 

March of Dimes and UnitedHealthcare Collaborate to Improve Maternal Health and Reduce Racial Disparities in Outcomes

March of Dimes Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination and Pregnant and Lactating People

Two Women’s Health Policy Issues to Monitor in 2021 – Kaiser Family Foundation

Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons – USPSTF

Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Counseling About Healthy Weight and Weight Gain in Pregnancy – USPSTF

Make Cervical Cancer Screenings a Priority – North Dakota Health Department

Health Observances, February 2021

International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month

• 10 Tips for Preventing Infections Before and During Pregnancy

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

• Youth Violence Prevention

American Heart Month

• Women and Heart Disease Prevention
• The Heart Truth 
• Million Hearts 

2/1 National Wear Red Day

• Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet

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