Terms of use

Service Description
Text4Baby– 511411
Text4baby is a free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health. An educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB), text4baby sends pregnant women and new moms free text messages each week with information they need to take care of their health and give their babies the best possible start in life.

Text4Baby is a Free To End User Service (FTEU)
Standard carrier messaging charges do not apply for the participating carriers listed below

Opt-In/Opt-Out

OPT-IN:

BABY: Text BABY to 511411
Free msg from Text4baby.org. Welcome! Do you know your due date? Reply 1 if YES, 2 if NO or 3 if you’re a new mom. Text HELP for help. You'll get up to 3msg/wk.

USER STATUS: Text user status
Condition: When User status = “Pregnant” and Due Date is known
Free msg from Text4baby: When is your baby due? Reply in mmddyy format (eg.050210 for May 02, 2010).
Condition: When User status = “Pregnant” , Due Date is unknown and date of the first day of the last period is known
Free msg from text4baby: What was the date of the first day of your last menstrual period? Reply in mmddyy format (eg.050209 for May 02, 2009).
Condition: When User status = “New Mother”
Free msg from text4baby: When was your baby born? Reply with your baby's birthday in mmddyy format (eg.052109 for May 21, 2009).

LOCATION: Text 5-digit zip code
Free msg from text4baby: To complete registration, please reply with your 5-digit zip code (eg.90210).

Registration Confirmation Notification
Condition: When User status = “Pregnant” and Due Date is known
Free msg from text4baby: You're now registered to this service which sends up to 3msg/wk. T&Cs at www.text4baby.org. Reply STOP to stop or HELP for help.
Condition: When User status = “Pregnant”, Due Date is unknown and date of the first day of the last period is known
Free msg from text4baby: Congratulations you’re due on mm/dd/yy. You will receive up to 3msg/wk. T&Cs at text4baby.org. Reply STOP to stop or HELP for help.
Condition: When User status = “New Mother”
Free msg from text4baby: Congratulations! We will send up to 3 msg/wk until your baby is 1 year old. T&Cs at text4baby.org. Reply STOP to stop or HELP for help.

Disclaimer Notification
Free msg: T4B messages are not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment. ALWAYS talk to your physician/health provider about medical conditions.


OPT-OUT:

STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, QUIT:
If a user sends any of these keywords to a particular shortcode all programs running on that shortcode (including surveys, notifications, subscriptions and alerts) and related to that user should be immediately stopped. This applies to all programs both recurring and one-time. If the user has subscribed to multiple programs on the short code they will be presented with a numerical list of the programs they have subscribed to and will be requested to reply with the number that correlates to the program they would like to unsubscribe from. If the user is subscribed to multiple programs and submits the keyword STOP but does not subsequently select one of the options presented then no program will be cancelled.

STOPALL, ENDALL, CANCELALL, UNSUBSCRIBEALL, QUITALL:
If a user sends any of these keywords to a particular shortcode all programs running on that shortcode (including surveys, notifications, subscriptions and alerts) and related to that user should be immediately stopped. This applies to all programs both recurring and one-time. If the user has subscribed to multiple programs on the short code all programs will be stopped.

HELP, HLP:
If a user sends any of these keywords to a particular shortcode they will receive a message detailing the program name, brief description and contact details where they can obtain further support. For example, "Free msg from Text4Baby: For help, go to text4baby.org or e-mail us at info@text4baby.org. This service sends up to 3msg/week. Reply STOP to stop."

Frequency of program service
Up to 3 messages per week

Carriers supported on the program
  • Alltel
  • Assurance Wireless
  • AT&T
  • Boost Mobile
  • Cellular South
  • Cellcom
  • Centennial Cellular
  • Cincinnati Bell
  • Cricket
  • Metro PCS
  • N-Telos
  • Sprint Nextel
  • T-Mobile
  • U.S. Cellular
  • Verizon Wireless
  • Virgin Mobile USA
General Information
CASE SENSITIVITY: Keywords are NOT case sensitive

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