Sen. Carper will help announce Delaware's top ranking in enrollment in the national Text4Baby program state enrollment contest.

Text4baby, a free text-messaging service from the National Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition, provides prenatal advice and healthy lifestyle tips to expectant mothers and fathers. Sen. Carper helped spread the word about the program along with its many Delaware partners such as the Center for Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware and Westside Family Health Care, Christiana Care and the Delaware Division of Health.

Delaware was the highest state in the nation for enrollment from May through October, 2011, bringing enrollment to nearly 1,000 expecting or new parents.