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Prematurity Awareness: How YOU Can Help...

November is Prematurity Awareness Month and we have to opportunity to give the gift of life for all babies. The mission of the March of Dimes during this month is "Nine Months for Every Baby" and you can help get the message out Here's how:

Blog for Prematurity Awareness
Go to this website and snag the widget to put on your blog. Be sure to send an email to Kristie McNealy to list your blog. Send me your blog too!

Holiday Cards from the March of Dimes
Check out these adorable cards! I bet you will find some you like and you will feel good about helping babies too! See these special Greeting Cards now!

Donate to the March of Dimes
The March of Dimes is about all babies. Those born healthy, and those that need our help to survive. Go here to learn how you can support the March of Dimes in their mission. Sign up for the March for Babies, Volunteer or Make a Virtual Wrist Band.

Buy March of Dimes Products
Shop the March of Dimes Store to help babies. Find gifts for new babies and new mothers and help save babies too. Your gifts will bring double the joy!

November is Prematurity Awareness Month

Did you know that November is Prematurity Awareness Month? Did you realize that 1 in 8 babies in the US is born premature? Join me and the other parents, NICU staff members and friends who are working together to educate the public about the impact of prematurity by Blogging for Prematurity Awareness. We invite you to blog about your preemie experiences and contact us so we can add a link to your blog here.

In recognition of Prematurity Awareness Month we would like to offer our customers of Elliot's Preemie Tees weekly specials. This week's special is free shipping on every order! In addition we pledge to donate 10% of all our orders during the month of November to the March of Dimes for the fight against prematurity! So place your order today and help us with this important issue! And get FREE stuff too!





In addition we urge you to sign the Petition for Preemies!

Citing premature birth as the number one killer of American newborns, the March of Dimes has named November as Prematurity Awareness Month to draw attention to this increasingly common, costly and serious public health problem. Between 1981 and 2003, the rate of premature births rose from 9.4 percent to 12.3, an increase of almost 31 percent. Every year nearly 500,000 infants are born prematurely. That's roughly comparable to the population of Cleveland.

Petition for Preemies

November is Prematurity Awareness Month
In honor of this important month the March of Dimes has issued a petition. Below is a petition that I urge all to sign in support of helping our sweet little preemies. You can sign the petition by going to the March of Dimes -

1. We urge the federal government to increase support for prematurity-related research and data collection as recommended by the Institute of Medicine and the Surgeon General’s Conference on the Prevention of Preterm Birth, to:
* (a) identify the causes of premature birth;
* (b) test strategies for prevention;
* (c) improve the care, treatment and outcomes of preterm infants;
* (d) and better define and track the problem of premature birth.
2. We urge federal and state policymakers to expand access to health coverage for women of childbearing age and to support smoking cessation programs as part of maternity care.
3. We call on hospitals and health care professionals to voluntarily assess c-sections and inductions that occur prior to 39 weeks gestation to ensure consistency with professional guidelines.
4. We call on businesses to create workplaces that support maternal and infant health.

SIGN THE PETITION NOW!