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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Read Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby

Having a baby is one of nature's true blessings and miracles. You have many choices in front of you in this exciting time and the more you know, the more empowered and prepared you become!
Get the facts you need. Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby brought to you by March of Dimes clearly lays out all the must-know information about every stage of your pregnancy, along with research-based advice to help keep you healthy and full of energy.

Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby features:

  • A straight-forward "Start Where You Are" approach to maternity
  • A month-by-month look at how your baby is growing
  • The truth about weight gain and nutrition
  • The essential labor checklist

Meet the Authors

Siobhan Dolan, M.D., M.P.H.

As a medical advisor to March of Dimes, Siobhan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an attending physician in the Division of Reproductive Genetics at Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for Einstein, in New York City. Dr. Dolan is a graduate of Brown University and Harvard Medical School and holds a master's degree in public health from Columbia University. The mother of three teenagers, she lives with her family in Westchester County, N.Y.

Alice Lesch Kelly

Alice is an award-winning medical writer and health journalist. She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Kelly has two sons and lives in the Boston area.
 
 
 
 

Monday, January 28, 2013

Social Media As a Developement Tool?


Yes, why not? In today’s fast paced society sometimes the only tool you have is social media! Facebook has revolutionized the idea of advertising, speaking, and communicating; whether it is a local business, a charity, or even your relationship status; the point being, news travels faster by word of mouth. To spread the word about our amazing organization and your own personal efforts why not use social media as a tool.
 
Instead of, or in addition to the Facebook application, LIKE the “March of Dimes” page and share their posts on your wall. Always enter the link to your March for Babies personal page in your status or comments. This helps your friends understand why you’re asking for their support and easily link them to your page to donate.
Follow @marchforbabies  on twitter! Important tweets will now show on your timeline. Tweet about your fundraising progress, your team and ask your followers to help. Always include the link to your March for Babies!
Login and share your participation in the status box of your LinkedIn. Be ure to include the link to your March for Babies page. You can post to Twitter from LinkedIn too! 

YES THERE IS A MOBILE WEBSITE: We’ve optimized www.marchforbabies.org for smartphones and tablets so it will automatically detect you are visiting from a mobile device, making it easier to see your fundraising page. Click on the “Download Apps” button and select which March for Babies application you would like to download: iPhone/iPad, Android, or Facebook. You can update your page, send emails, and record donations anytime. 
 
Now you can spread the word about your involvement with March for Babies, so spread it via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and LinkedIn. Leave a status message encouraging your friends, family and followers to donate to your fundraising page.
 

 

 

 

 

Be Your Best For Babies


          Does it seem like an odd request to ask you to be your best? If you ask any parent who's gone through the struggle that comes with a premature birth, they would say it is not much to ask considering what their child had to go through. Looking to the future, the March of Dimes' mission will have touched every family in America in one way or another. Perhaps you or a sibling is going through a rough pregnancy, maybe you know someone who has had experience with the NICU; the point is premature birth is a part of all of our lives and that needs to change. The only way to change that is to BE YOUR BEST FOR BABIES that comes with 
THE CHALLENGE:
            Set a higher goal than last year, or continue to raise money even if you reach your original goal! You can feel good about giving more babies a healthy start in life.
 

Friday, January 25, 2013

March of Dimes 75th Anniversary


 Love Lucy: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz with their two children
      The March of Dimes celebrates 75 years of research, vaccines and breakthroughs that benefit every baby. Celebrate with us. Our work is made possible, year after year thanks to the generous support of more than 3 million volunteers who donate their time, talent and even their voices to help babies. Donors big and small help fund community programs, and millions of others support a variety of special events, including our largest fundraiser, March for Babies. Together we’re improving the lives of babies and families at home and around the world.
 
        Over the past 75 years we’ve been thinking about the babies of the nation. In the 1950’s it was his personal experience with polio that inspired President Franklin Roosevelt to found the March of Dimes in 1938 to defeat the crippling disease. Success came in the form of a vaccine. The same polio vaccine that eradicated the disease from the United States protects babies today. Newborn screening for PKU and 29 other serious conditions brought about in the 1960’s continues to keep babies out of harms way. Newborn intensive care dating back to the 1970’s saves the lives of thousands of premature and very sick babies each year. Going into the 1980’s surfactant therapy was introduced to help tiny lungs breathe. Finally, from the 1990’s to today, folic acid education lessens the number of babies who are born with neural tube defects. One of the last major mountains to climb in the realm of premature birth is that of a strong heart for every baby. Abolishing premature birth is of course the ultimate goal and the bar is set at 9.6% of live births. U.S. preterm birth rates have declined for five consecutive years and it is because of people like you who are willing to make a difference. Your support today helps us continue cutting-edge research to determine the causes of birth defects and premature birth. Lets work together for stronger, healthier babies.