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1 in 8 Babies is Born Too Soon
Premature birth can happen without warning and for no known reason. To fight this problem, the March of Dimes launched a national multiyear, multimillion-dollar Prematurity Campaign to raise awareness of the problem of prematurity and to reduce the rate of premature birth. |
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In 2005, 1 in 8 babies (12.7% of live births) was born premature in the United States. For more perinatal health data, visit the March of Dimes PeriStats web site . The PeriStats web site provides:
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Free access to U.S., state and local maternal and infant health data aggregated from more than 11 government agencies and organizations. |
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Easy access to more than 60,000 graphs, maps, and tables. |
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Over 100 health indicators, including measure of prenatal care adequacy, low birthweight, preterm birth, and infant mortality, within many indicators stratified by race, ethnicity and maternal age. |
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Detailed perinatal data for the largest U.S. cities and countries. |
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Premier Prematurity Campaign Partner: Select Health
Select Health of South Carolina, Inc., is a statewide health insurer that manages the delivery of quality and accessible healthcare to more than 127,000 people in all 46 South Carolina counties. Select Health’s mission is to help people get care, stay well and build healthy communities. Select Health is a wholly owned subsidiary of AmeriHealth Mercy. AmeriHealth Mercy comprises the largest family of Medicaid managed care plans touching the lives of 6.2 million members nationwide.
March of Dimes is proud to collaborate with Select Health as our Premier Prematurity Campaign Partner to improve the health of families across South Carolina. Click Here to visit the Select Health of South Carolina, Inc. web site.
2009 grants given in honor of Select Health of South Carolina, Inc.:
The AME Church and PASTORS Inc. Collaborative received $25,000 to fund the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies project. Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies will host three day-long summits to assist in enhancing educational and support services to high-risk pregnant women, thereby working to reduce the disparity of birth outcomes for this group. The project will reach more than 3,000 African American women, pairing those who are pregnant with a volunteer mentor. This mentor will provide emotional and social support, helping moms-to-be access necessary resources and ensuring that follow-up is conducted with each woman.
Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Ob/Gyn received $50,000 to conduct POP, the Progesterone Outreach Program, an educational campaign on 17- hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P)—a drug designed to reduce the risk of preterm births for women who have experience a prior preterm birth. MUSC will provide educational awareness on appropriate administration to obstetrical providers throughout the Low Country.
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National Prematurity Awareness Day
The March of Dimes has designated November as Prematurity Awareness Month to let us know that premature birth is a crisis in our country and to bring people together to help give all babies their 9 months. The March of Dimes is leading a national effort to save babies from premature birth by funding research to find the causes.
Click here to find out what you can do to help prevent premature birth. You can send a message of hope for premature babies by wearing pink and blue, raising awareness with wristbands, car magets and ribbons, sending e-mails and letters, and supporting research.
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Partnering with the March of Dimes is as good for business as it is for babies.
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How does your state rank in newborn screening tests?
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Participate in online discussions about premature babies, start a blog, or just meet other NICU families.
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