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Fighting for Preemies
Premature birth is the #1 killer of newborns and the March of Dimes is leading the fight to save these babies. The March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign is a multimillion-dollar effort that includes research, awareness and education to prevent premature birth. Nevada earned an “F” on the 2010 March ...
NICU Family Support
NICU Family Support This program provides information, support and comfort to families whose babies are treated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program in Nevada is located at: Sunrise Children’s Hospital Approximately 650 families and 100 health professionals are reached each year. ...
Advocacy
The March of Dimes advocacy agenda focuses on federal, state and local public policies and programs that affect women of childbearing-age, infants and children. <h2>Did you know?</h2> Because of March of Dimes advocacy, every baby born in Nevada is screened for 28 of the 30 serious, yet treatable disorders, ...
Community Programs
Customize In Nevada, we improve the health of babies by focusing on racial disparities in birth outcomes: Stork’s Nest-enhanced prenatal health promotion for at-risk minority women Project Alpha-Male Teen sexual responsibility programs facilitated by strong role models.
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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, ...
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