Beginning Right® Maternity Program
- Educational materials (available in English and Spanish) on prenatal care, labor and delivery, newborn care and more
- A pregnancy risk survey to help determine whether a risk for certain complications exists
- A preterm labor program to support high-risk women
- Access to specially trained nurses for high-risk mothers-to-be
- One-on-one counseling to help pregnant women quit smoking
Get help from the time you start planning a family, through your pregnancy and well after your baby is born. Once you’ve enrolled in our Beginning Right® Maternity Program, you can receive:
Free text messages to keep you and your baby healthy
Text4baby is a free service that sends you three text messages a week throughout your pregnancy and your baby's first year.
The messages include expert health and safety tips on prenatal care, nutrition, safe infant sleep and more. You can cancel the service whenever you wish.
Aetna has been an outreach partner of Text4baby since 2010. Hundreds of thousands of moms and moms-to-be have used Text4baby.
To get started, text BABY (or BEBE for Spanish messages) to 511411.
Protecting your baby from harmful medication
Almost anything you eat, drink or apply to your body can affect your baby while you are pregnant or breastfeeding. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a scale that shows the risk of taking certain medicines during pregnancy. The ranking is included with all prescription drugs.
- Category A drugs have been tested for safety during pregnancy and have been found to be safe.
- Category B drugs have been used a lot during pregnancy and do not appear to cause major birth defects or other problems.
- Category C drugs are more likely to cause problems for the mother or fetus.
- Category D drugs have clear health risks for the fetus.
- Category X drugs have been shown to cause birth defects and should never be taken during pregnancy.
Talk to your doctor for advice on the best ways to keep both you and your baby safe.
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1Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Reproductive Health. http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/Infertility/index.htm. Accessed June 24, 2010.
Some plans are not subject to the women’s preventive breastfeeding services requirements under the Affordable Care Act (also known as the health care reform law). This includes plans that are grandfathered or otherwise exempt. These plans may not include all of these benefits. Or there may be different member cost-sharing on certain benefits. Consult your plan documents or call member services at the number on your member ID card if you are not sure if your plan covers these benefits. The changes for women’s preventive services go into effect when applicable plans become effective or renew on or after August 1, 2012. Employers with grandfathered plans may choose not to cover some of these preventive services or to include cost share (deductible, copay or coinsurance).
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For general health information only. Information is not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment by a physician or other health care professional. Health benefits and health insurance plans contain exclusions and limitations. Not all services are covered. See plan documents for a complete description of benefits, exclusions, limitations and conditions of coverage. Plan features and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
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