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En un lugar de la Mancha.

Una olla de algo más vaca.

En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor. Una olla de algo más vaca que carnero, salpicón las más noches, duelos y quebrantos los sábados, lantejas los viernes, algún palomino de añadidura los domingos, consumían las tres partes de su hacienda. El resto della concluían sayo de velarte, calzas de velludo para las fiestas, con sus pantuflos de lo mesmo, y los días de entresemana se honraba con su vellorí de lo más fino. Tenía en su casa una ama que pasaba de los cuarenta, y una sobrina que no llegaba a los veinte, y un mozo de campo y plaza, que así ensillaba el rocín como tomaba la podadera.
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Research & Discovery

Research & Discovery

Unwavering Curiosity to Improve Lives

Research helps us better understand problems so we can develop better solutions, and we are at the forefront of research to better understand the causes of birth defects, how often they occur, and ways we can prevent them. Whether we’re evaluating the safety of a medication or vaccine taken in pregnancy, examining the extent to which recreational substances like marijuana can be found in breast milk, tracking the long-term development of children in Ukraine who were prenatally exposed to alcohol, or monitoring cases of a wide variety of birth defects in the State of California, one thing is certain: we won’t stop researching until we have the answers that moms and babies deserve.

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Information & Counseling Services

Information & Counseling Services

Free Risk Assessment on Exposures in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Having a safe pregnancy and a healthy baby is important to you. That’s why you need safety and exposure information from a trusted source based on the best health research available. Our MotherToBaby California program provides answers to the questions you have about the safety of medications, chemicals, recreational substances, or other environmental agents to which you may be exposed during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The service is free and confidential, can be used by women, their families and their health care providers, and is available in both English and Spanish. You can communicate with our experts by phone, email or live chat.

Find out why MotherToBaby California is your go-to source for information on exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities With Us, You’ll Go Far

The Center for Better Beginnings is the foremost center for birth defects research, prevention and care. The Center is the umbrella name of all the work performed under UC San Diego’s Division of Environmental Science & Health in the Pediatrics Department. We are proud to offer outstanding career and employment opportunities for growth and success within our organization.

Creating Opportunities for Health Equity

We’re deeply committed to building a culture of people working together to make systematic advancements in maternal and child health equity. We support a team of faculty, staff and volunteers who are dedicated to reaching the goal of everyone having an equal opportunity to live healthier lives—no matter their background, socioeconomic status or current state of health.

For information about current career opportunities, visit Careers at UC San Diego. To refine your query to the Department of Pediatrics, use the search tool and enter the term “pediatrics”. Our job listings will reference the Location Name as Kearny Mesa. Alternatively, you can use the Keyword search and enter our Division name “Environmental Science & Health” to view our jobs.

UC San Diego students, please access Handshake to search for current student job postings.

To learn about our post-doctoral fellowship in perinatal pharmacoepidemiology, please view our flyer and contact Dr. Gretchen Bandoli at gbandoli@health.ucsd.edu for additional information.

Speaking Engagements

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Leadership

Leadership

Experts Like No Other

The Center for Better Beginnings leaders, Dr. Christina D. Chambers, Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones, and Dr. Miguel del Campo, are involved in active clinical and epidemiological research programs at UC San Diego, and collaborate with scientists across the United States and internationally. They maintain a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels, and participate in many programs for trainees in the areas of pediatrics, dysmorphology, teratology, genetics, epidemiology, pharmacology and behavioral health. In addition, Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones sees patients at UCSD Pediatric Associates and Dr. Miguel del Campo at Rady Children’s Hospital FASD Clinic.

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Contact

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Patient Care

Patient Care

Clinical Services for Those Affected by Birth Defects

Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones and Dr. Miguel del Campo, two of our Center’s leaders, are improving the health of families affected by birth defects and genetic conditions. They provide advanced pediatric care to families who need assistance diagnosing, managing, and treating these conditions.

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History

History

From Breaking Ground to Groundbreaking Discoveries

When babies are born healthy, everyone thrives. The Center for Better Beginnings at UC San Diego has been organizing efforts since 1974 based on this vision of success. As a natural extension of the Department of Pediatrics, the history of the Center for Better Beginnings stems from early discoveries of how environmental factors can influence a baby’s development. Optimal prenatal care, the avoidance of harmful substances, and the prevention of illness in pregnancy requires improved healthcare and health practices, and we’re glad to be at the forefront of these activities through our illustrious past, groundbreaking present, and ambitious future.

Learn more about these early discoveries and the many contributions made to the field by the esteemed Center for Better Beginnings team.

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Inicio

No ha mucho tiempo.

En un lugar de la Mancha.

En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo de los de lanza en astillero, adarga antigua, rocín flaco y galgo corredor. Una olla de algo más vaca que carnero, salpicón las más noches, duelos y quebrantos los sábados, lantejas los viernes, algún palomino de añadidura los domingos, consumían las tres partes de su hacienda.

El resto della concluían sayo de velarte, calzas de velludo para las fiestas, con sus pantuflos de lo mesmo, y los días de entresemana se honraba con su vellorí de lo más fino. Tenía en su casa una ama que pasaba de los cuarenta, y una sobrina que no llegaba a los veinte, y un mozo de campo y plaza, que así ensillaba el rocín como tomaba la podadera.

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