Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. We carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies’ lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the [...]
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Since Catharine was 16 weeks early, her eyes were fused shut and she fought for every breath, facing daily challenges caused by a heart defect, bleeding in her brain, jaundice and a heart murmur.
After 113 days in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Catharine went home with her parents and big brother, [...]
Set in the Newborn Center, a 100 bed NICU in Memphis, TN, this video documents, in graphic and poignant detail, the birth of four premature babies and their subsequent treatment and struggle for life. Shocking, compelling, and heartwarming, it paints a vivid picture of the hazards of premature birth.
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Interview with Phil on May 17, 2008. After the Public Advisory Roundtable’s (PAR) Breathing Better session which was held in conjunction with the American Thoracic Society’s International Conference, Phil discussed one of the many significant aspects of his life post ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome). Visit ARDSusa.org or ardscanada.org for more information about [...]
