Campaign Partners & Alliances

Prematurity Campaign Partners
The following organizations are partnering with the March of Dimes to help lead the national effort to fight prematurity.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Founded in 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, ACOG today has more than 51,000 members and is the nation’s leading group of professionals providing health care for women. Based in Washington, DC, it is a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization.

The American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical sub-specialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
AWHONN serves the unique needs of more than 22,000 nurses in the U.S., Canada and abroad specializing in the care of women and newborns. AWHONN membership includes perinatal and neonatal nurses, APRNs, women’s health nurses, nurse scientists, childbirth educators and nurse practitioners.

Prematurity Campaign Alliance Members
Organizations in the professional, consumer and government arenas have committed to assist the March of Dimes in communicating prematurity awareness and educational messages and working toward reducing the rate of premature birth. They are:

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Periodontology
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists
American Dental Association
American Dental Hygienists' Association
American Hospital Association
American Public Health Association
American Society of Reproductive Medicine
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Association of State & Territorial Health Officials
Bright Futures
CityMatCH
Coalition for Positive Outcomes for Pregnancy
Council of Women's and Infants' Specialty Hospitals
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
International Childbirth Education Association
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Association of Neonatal Nurses
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
National Birth Defects Prevention Network
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
National Healthy Start Association
National Medical Association
National Perinatal Association
National Rural Health Association
National WIC Association
Partnership for Prevention
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
The Preeclampsia Foundation
Sidelines National Support Network
Smoke-Free Families
Society for Gynecologic Investigation
Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Society for Public Health Education
Society of Pediatric Nurses
Vermont Oxford Network
Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.