Healthy development of infants & toddlers is in our hands
For Our Babies equips families, caregivers, communities, and policymakers with resources and strategies to enact systemic change that ensures our youngest children thrive.
1 in 4 women go back to work less than 2 weeks after giving birth because the vast majority of Americans (86%) have no paid leave
In These Times Report, 2015
Babies and their families need our support.
During the most critical time in human development, babies and their families in the U.S. need the kind of support most other industrialized nations already provide.
The Four Pillars
Together the Four Pillars provide a comprehensive framework of evidence-based supports to optimize babies’ rapid brain development. More
Prenatal Care
Prenatal health care reduces future health care costs and helps identify problems early on, when they are more effectively addressed.
Paid Parental Leave
Paid parental leave for at least nine months helps babies and their families develop strong bonds and also helps companies retain valuable employees and reduce high employee turnover costs.
Well-Baby Care
Regular, early, professional care — such as doctor checkups, specialist screenings, and follow-up services — promotes well-being and if needed, early detection and cost effective intervention.
Quality Early Learning and Care
Investing in quality affordable early care — including standards, teacher training, and compensation — leads to better educational and health outcomes.
From Our Blog
Report on California Early Educator Compensation
Announcing the newly updated and designed For Our Babies website!
State of Babies Yearbook 2021
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Many people and organizations are doing important work on behalf of babies and their families. Discover how current research supports the For Our Babies approach.
Prenatal Care
Building on the Affordable Care Act: Administrative Actions to Improve Maternal Health
Paid Parental Leave
PL+US Website
Well-Baby Care
2020 Home Visiting Yearbook
Quality Early Learning
Professional Expectations Without Professional Conditions – Podcast with Marcy Whitebook
“Delayed, damaged, or insufficient development is very difficult and expensive to correct later in life.
If we ignore the earliest years, we do so to the detriment of our children, famlies, communities, and nation.”
Ron Lally
For Our Babies Co-Founder
The Social Womb: Building Babies’ Brains
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