A newborn Bean2Baby lives here now: Bean2Baby.
Below, you'll find the first prototype of Bean2Baby, as proposed for the OpenIDEO New Life Challenge.
- What is Bean2Baby?
- Where is Bean2Baby?
- Is Bean2Baby content free to use?
- How are Bean2Baby lists organized?
- How are Bean2Baby Tasks written?
- Do you want to help?
Do you work for a community based organization, patient advocacy or health provider that serves pregnant and new moms? This resource is for you!
The Bean2Baby Guide consists of timeline-based To-do Lists for U.S.-based overwhelmed / under-resourced pregnant and new parents. The content is being compiled and written to focus on providing simple “bite-sized” Tasks oriented towards accessing healthcare and services and building healthy habits, taking into account the issues that many under-resourced individuals face. Take a look.
This resource grew out of an idea I proposed for an OpenIDEO challenge titled:
How might we reimagine the new life experience by addressing the diverse challenges of all mothers, babies, and those who care for them? You can read my proposal here. You can view the challenge and other participants' wonderful ideas here.
It's right here:
Bean2Baby Guide content is free for non-commercial use under the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Creative-Commons license.
As this is an Open Education Resource (OER) I ask that, in return, you follow these guidelines:
- Do not use this content for commercial purposes, including selling products, advertising or subscription services.
- Display this Creative Commons license wherever you reproduce (online or offline) this and its adapted content.
- Attribute and link to Bean2Baby.
- You are free and encouraged to translate this resource to other languages!
- Tell us how you’ve used the content so we can link to you on the Specialized Guides page.
- Each perinatal stage (1st Trimester, 2nd Trimester, 3rd Trimester… etc.) has single To-do List page.
- Each To-do List page contains a list of Tasks, grouped as follows.
- Healthy Habits (Tasks to repeat every Morning, Afternoon and Evening)
- Week-by-Week (Tasks to focus on each week)
- The Resources Page has links to other online resources that can provide additional important information.
If you are a healthcare provider/educator or work for a non-profit community or health organization, you are welcome to write and submit Tasks to Bean2Baby! Here is a brief Task "style guide":
- Writing should avoid broad and passively-constructed, albeit "inspiring," wording in favor of more concrete, specific and actionable wording.
- Writing should address critical issues where users may especially lack support (such as mental health, depression, domestic violence, food deserts) and provide either direct access to a local resource via phone number or hyperlink.
- Writing should incorporate "if-then" planning, communicate simple “bite-sized” tips towards building healthy habits, routinizing regularly required behaviors and taking into account the access issues that the under-resourced often face.
- Each task should be limited to 1 action, broken into a “why,” “what” and “how.”
- Here are examples of incorrectly- and correctly- written Tasks:
❌ Eat a healthy diet! A balanced and nutritious diet is essential for your baby's development.
✅ Pick up fruits, veggies and protein for the week so you’ll always have a nutritious snack on hand when you get hungry. Is affordable, fresh food hard to find in your area? WIC may be able to help
Have a suggestion for a Task or a Resource? Suggest it here.
Want to help? Contact me.
This resource grew out of an idea I proposed for an OpenIDEO challenge titled:
How might we reimagine the new life experience by addressing the diverse challenges of all mothers, babies, and those who care for them? You can read my proposal here. You can view the challenge and other participants' wonderful ideas here.