Do you have a story you’d like to share about the importance of prenatal care? Have you been involved in a successful program and want to share your story? Do you belong to an organization in Shelby County that could benefit others to ensure their baby is healthy? We are looking for personal stories for the IMRI blog, and we’d like to feature you as a guest blogger! Send an email to ShelbycountyIMRI@gmail.com and someone from our team will be in contact with you.
By: Michelle Taylor, M.D., M.S.
Deputy Administrator for Maternal and Child Health Program
Shelby County Health Department
How convenient would it be to have information right at your fingertips?! In an effort to join the ever-growing world of technology, The Shelby County Health Department created the FREE B4BabyLife mobile app to encourage healthy pregnancies and healthy families as well as to help prevent infant mortality.
Allison Stiles, M.D., FAAP
Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Breastfeeding Medicine
Chair, Shelby County Breastfeeding Coalition
Written by: C. Denise Richardson, Healthy Shelby Volunteer
Co-Written by: Victoria Williamson, Healthy Shelby Program Coordinator
Twenty-five years ago this fall, young mother C. Denise Richardson put her baby daughter to bed for the last time. The seemingly healthy 10-week-old infant didn’t wake up the next morning.
My Love for Babies and Physical Fitness
By: Gilbert Barnes Carter III – Executive Director / Founder
The First Year Foundation Incorporated
Birth Spacing
By: Vickie Porter, MSN-FNP
Shelby County Health Department Family Planning Clinic
901-222-9980