A new program in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) gives pregnant and parenting people the chance to learn about development as their child grows.

All that’s required is a text of “BABY” or “BEBE” in Spanish to 511411 and families will receive three texts a week up until the baby’s first birthday. Mothers who use the program are three times more likely to report feeling prepared for child-rearing than those mothers who were not enrolled in the program. It’s also proven to facilitate interaction with doctors, increase health knowledge and improve appointment and immunization adherence.

New Mexico is participating in a competition between states to enroll the most women in the text4baby program. The state with the highest percentage of participants will be recognized at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass. early November.

Today people all over the country are taking time to remember the fallen, the reason we celebrate Memorial Day.  At the Veteran's Memorial in Albuquerque the celebration wasn't about who was there. It was about honoring those who weren't.

Air Force Captain Jeremy Fresques of Farmington died serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Army Sergeant Brian Pedro and Corporal Nathan Carse lost their lives in separate insurgency attacks in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province. Both were based out of White Sands. Carse's mother, Janis, came all the way from Lima, Ohio to honor him.

"This has been the most meaningful ceremony that we've been to. It just means a lot he was of course based at White Sands, so that's why he definitely has a New Mexico connection here."