Blue Cross Blue Shield Offers Maternity Program

Tip Date: 2010-07-07

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is pleased to announce an additional resource is now available for the Special Beginnings^®’ program. All expectant members who have this maternity program as part of their health plan have access to a new online resource beginning in late July 2010.

Located on Blue Access^® for Members, a secure member website, the online resource offers:

• A pregnancy calendar to help keep track of the pregnancy and what to expect in each trimester
• A pregnancy due date calculator
• Videos about pregnancy and childbirth with professionals such as clinical psychologists and registered nurses
• Educational articles
• An overview of the support that patients will receive from the Special Beginnings program

Get off to a healthy start! Expectant mothers can enroll in the maternity program by calling 888-421-7781, 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., CT. You should enroll in the program before 12 weeks of gestation but are accepted until week 34 of their pregnancy.