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Couple fights judge over daughter's pregnancy
RENO -- In a case watched by national anti-abortion organizations, a Nevada couple is trying to block a judge from holding hearings that it fears could result in the termination of their mentally disabled daughter's pregnancy. The couple filed a motion asking the Nevada Supreme Court to halt the ...
Hearing held that could decide fate of a pregnant mentally handicapped Ward
RENO, NV -- A hearing was held yesterday in Nevada's 2nd District Court to hear testimony that could decide the fate of a pregnant mentally handicapped Ward. The Washoe County Public Guardian’s Office was appointed by Family Court Judge Egan Walker as a neutral fact finder to investigate the case ...
Boobs at Applebee's: Nationwide "Nurse-In" Saturday
In reaction to a mother being accosted by the manager of an Applebee's in Georgia for breastfeeding her child, nursing moms everywhere have united and have organized a nurse-in this Saturday at all Applebee's restaurants. On September 15, Dawn Holland was nursing her baby in an Applebee's in Covington, Georgia, ...
Infant health research
Preventing infant health problems Medical research supported by the March of Dimes is helping improve babies’ chances of being born healthy and staying healthy. Major accomplishments include the development of certain newborn screening tests. Grantees developed the first screens for inborn errors of body chemistry including phenylketonuria (PKU), biotinidase deficiency, ...
Birth defects research
Preventing and treating birth defects Each year in the United States, more than 120,000 babies are born with a birth defect. They are the leading cause of infant deaths. There are thousands of different birth defects, affecting the structure or function of every part of the human body. The March ...
Prematurity research
Preventing premature birth Premature birth is a complex problem with no single solution. More than half a million babies are born prematurely each year in the United States. In up to 40 percent of cases, the cause is unknown. March of Dimes researchers are seeking the causes of prematurity as ...
Birth defects
Birth defects: what they are and how they happen Birth defects are health conditions that are present at birth. Birth defects change the shape or function of one or more parts of the body. They can cause problems in overall health, how the body develops, or in how the body ...
Your premature baby
When your baby is born too soon When your baby is born prematurely (before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy), you and your partner can feel worried and overwhelmed, especially if he is in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU), even for a short time. What's in store Many premature babies ...
Baby care 101
Baby’s home. What now? Too bad she didn't come with a set of instructions! How do you know what your baby wants or needs? Why is she crying? Can she sleep with you? How often does she need a bath? And what about all those diapers? Babies sleep a lot. ...
History
A president's cause changed babies' lives forever President Franklin Roosevelt's personal struggle with polio led him to create the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at a time when polio was on the rise. Better known as the March of Dimes, the foundation established a polio patient aid program and funded ...
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