The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) was created in 1981 as a result of the U.S. Surgeon General's conference on infant mortality. From its inception, HMHB has focused attention on raising public awareness of the basic components of prenatal care--early care, good nutrition, avoidance of drugs--including not drinking and not smoking, and promotion of breastfeeding. The Coalition has targeted low income and underserved communities as they disproportionately represent women who do not receive early prenatal care and babies who suffer higher rates of infant mortality. HMHB has also developed educational materials and resources for health care providers to help them better serve these communities.

SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS, BREASTFEEDING