• In 2020, 1 in 12 babies (8.7% of live births) was born preterm in Boston. (marchofdimes.org)
  • March of Dimes is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. (wikipedia.org)
  • March of Dimes improves the health of mothers and babies through five programming areas: medical research, education of pregnant women, community programs, government advocacy, and support of pregnant women and mothers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nowhere does March of Dimes make any mention of this risk factor-a curious omission for an outfit whose motto is, "Saving babies, together. (clmagazine.org)
  • The March of Dimes is dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • The March of Dimes is a national, nonprofit organization committed to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects. (midstatemedical.org)
  • Fun birth facts: More than 10,000 babies are born each day in the United States, most babies arrive on Tuesday, and August is the most popular birth month! (babycenter.com)
  • Chinese babies born to mothers with high levels of BPA in their urine were more likely to be born at a low birth weight. (truthout.org)
  • In fact, complications from premature birth are the No. 1 cause of death for babies born in the U.S. (msu.edu)
  • In 2022, over 380,000 babies were born preterm-10.4 percent of all births-earning the U.S. a D+ for the second year in a row," said the Nov. 16 report by the infant and maternal care nonprofit. (theepochtimes.com)
  • The following reasons contribute to the likelihood of preterm birth among pregnant women-smoking, hypertension, unhealthy weight, diabetes, previous preterm, and carrying multiple babies. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Without the support of a partner such as Kmart we would be unable to continue our mission of providing top care and research for moms and babies," says Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes. (searsholdings.com)
  • This year, March of Dimes anticipates that 7 million people will participate in the walks to raise money and awareness to give hope to the more than half a million babies born too soon each year. (searsholdings.com)
  • The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit health organization that champions the needs of moms and babies in local communities and across the nation. (searsholdings.com)
  • March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health: prematurity, birth defects, low birthweight. (babyyourbaby.org)
  • Beside the increasing rates of preterm birth, each year, 22,000 babies die in the U.S - two babies an hour. (wusf.org)
  • Birth defects were more common with older maternal age, grand multiparity, male babies, low-birth-weight babies and premature babies. (who.int)
  • They both do volunteer work and had been looking for a charity when they heard about the March of Dimes' Bikers for Babies. (dailyjournalonline.com)
  • During the past seven years, racers have raised nearly $190,000 for the March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation and its campaign for healthier babies. (dailyjournalonline.com)
  • In fact, approximately 100,000 premature infants will develop health problems, and premature birth is the leading cause of death in the first month of life. (clmagazine.org)
  • however, March of Dimes claims that of the 480,000 infants born prematurely, almost half fall into a risk group for which no cause is known. (clmagazine.org)
  • Presenters at that workshop provided information on the funding of research on premature birth and preterm infants, the primary sources of which are the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and nonprofit voluntary health or philanthropic organizations, including the March of Dimes (MOD) and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF). (nationalacademies.org)
  • PPB also supported 30 network grants (11.4 percent of the total dollars) that dealt with research on premature birth or premature infants. (nationalacademies.org)
  • 2 , 3 Studies also suggest that infants born at low birth weight, which is common in infants born preterm, are at increased risk of certain adult health problems, such as diabetes , high blood pressure, and heart disease. (nih.gov)
  • The March of Dimes estimates that 200,000 live infants with some type of birth defect--benign or disabling--are born in the United States each year (9). (cdc.gov)
  • 2006). Infants with NTDs experience lutants) and birth defects, including ozone 2009a). (cdc.gov)
  • Infants can be born with hydrocephalus or it can occur during or after birth. (msdmanuals.com)
  • At the conclusion of today's session, the participant will be able to: understand the latest estimates for birth defects associated with Zika virus infection during pregnancy,discuss additional considerations for evaluating and managing infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection, and apply the updated recommendations outlined in the additional considerations for the evaluation and management of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Data have been used to estimate the number of fetuses and infants with birth defects potentially related to Zika, provide information on the phenotype of congenital Zika syndrome, and plan for services for pregnant women, their infants, and families affected by Zika to ensure infants are linked to care. (cdc.gov)
  • We have countries in Africa, for example - Nigeria - or in Asia -- India and Pakistan -- that have extremely high numbers of kids that are dying related to preterm births. (voanews.com)
  • The other area is preterm birth, in which research directly related to preterm birth is conducted. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Only one state received a "B+" rating indicating a moderate preterm birth rate between 8.2 and 8.5 percent-New Hampshire. (theepochtimes.com)
  • No state scored the highest possible "A" rating with a preterm birth rate of 7.7 percent and lower. (theepochtimes.com)
  • But the preterm birth rate for Woman of Florida is 52% higher than it is for white women. (wusf.org)
  • In Florida, the preterm birth rate among black women is 52% higher than the rate among all other women. (wusf.org)
  • Compared with singleton births (one baby), multiple births in Boston were about 9 times as likely to be preterm in 2020. (marchofdimes.org)
  • We performed a population-based data-linkage study of 556,376 singleton births (in 397,370 mothers) at or after 24 weeks gestation, in Scotland between 2000 and 2010. (frontiersin.org)
  • The following stats are gathered from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Opens a new window (CDC) birth data for 2021 and provisional data for 2022. (babycenter.com)
  • This marks a 1 percent increase in 2021, the first increase in births since 2014. (babycenter.com)
  • The midday hours (noon to 3) are when the most births occurred in 2021, followed by the morning hours of 9 to noon and then the afternoon hours of 3 to 6. (babycenter.com)
  • The birth rate in the U.S. in 2021 was 11.0, meaning there were 11.0 births for every 1,000 Americans. (babycenter.com)
  • In 2021, the number of births in the U.S. declined in one state (New Mexico) and increased in 16 states. (babycenter.com)
  • The TFR for the U.S. in 2021 was 1.6 births per woman, up 1 percent from 2020. (babycenter.com)
  • The United States had an infant mortality rate of 5.4 per 1,000 live births in 2021 with leading causes of death being birth defects, followed by preterm birth and low birth weight, sudden unexpected infant death, accidents, and maternal complications, per the report. (theepochtimes.com)
  • The maternal mortality rate was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021, nearly doubling from 17.4 in 2018. (theepochtimes.com)
  • According to preliminary reports from CDC, the number of births in the U.S. were essentially the same in 2022, at 3,667,758. (babycenter.com)
  • However, it takes only ten dimes to make a dollar and if a million people send only one dime, the total will be $100,000. (wikipedia.org)
  • From 2014 to 2019, births declined an average of 1 percent per year. (babycenter.com)
  • Read the full March of Dimes Report Card 2019 for Florida here . (wusf.org)
  • The March of Dimes Report Card 2019 shows a 25 percent increase over the last decade in the cost of premature births. (wusf.org)
  • 41 (15.6 percent of the total PPB funding) were related to research on parturition or spontaneous premature birth. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Scheduled C-sections and induced labors are one factor behind fewer weekend births, but spontaneous (unscheduled) deliveries occur less often over the weekend too. (babycenter.com)
  • Exploratory analyses included a subgroup analysis of spontaneous and indicated preterm births and a sibling analysis in sib pairs discordant for preterm birth. (frontiersin.org)
  • One potentially preventable cause of preterm birth is recurrent spontaneous preterm birth. (truthout.org)
  • This medication can reduce recurrent preterm birth in women with a history of spontaneous preterm birth. (truthout.org)
  • The cost has profoundly impacted obstetric providers' ability to obtain 17P for all eligible women - and contributes to the increased incidence of spontaneous preterm birth in black women. (truthout.org)
  • Other possible adverse outcomes include spontaneous abortions (both early and late), major and minor birth defects, perinatal death, low birth weight, altered sex ratio, developmental or behavioral disabilities, and transplacental exposure to carcinogen (9-11). (cdc.gov)
  • Although there is no way to know which women will have preterm labor or birth, there are factors that place women at higher risk, such as certain infections, a shortened cervix , or previous preterm birth. (webmd.com)
  • Each year, an estimated 8 million children - 6 percent of total births worldwide - are born with a serious birth defect of genetic or partially genetic origin. (michaelkristof.com)
  • The ICBDSR brings together birth defect programs from around the world with the aim of conducting worldwide surveillance and research to prevent birth defects and to ameliorate their consequences. (cdc.gov)
  • Because of a family history of a medical disease or birth defect either in their family or because they have a previous affected child. (babyyourbaby.org)
  • Because they were found to carry a pregnancy with a birth defect and need complete diagnosis and a coordination of care prenatally, at delivery, and in the neonatal period. (babyyourbaby.org)
  • About 2-3% of all fetuses have a serious birth defect. (babyyourbaby.org)
  • In addition, the reg- detected at that time or not, and this term is ister has a surveillance function because synonymous with the term birth defect the identification of significant changes in used in the United States of America [ 4,5 ]. (who.int)
  • An added plus is it raises money for the March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation. (dailyjournalonline.com)
  • The fluid may accumulate for many reasons, such as a birth defect, bleeding within the brain, or a brain tumor. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The organization provides women and families with educational resources on baby health, pregnancy, preconception and new motherhood, as well as supplying information and support to families in the NICU who are affected by prematurity, birth defects, or other infant health problems. (wikipedia.org)
  • Twins and triplets often end up in the NICU because they tend to be premature or have a low birth weight (or both). (whattoexpect.com)
  • Pinpointing how much NIH spends specifically on preterm birth research is difficult because it is codified under a broad general category called prenatal birth-preterm low birth weight that encompasses research concerned with normal and preterm labor, intrauterine growth retardation, and fetal and infant physiology and nutrition. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Between FYs 2000 and 2004, funding in the category prenatal birthpreterm low birth weight increased from $306.5 million to $393 million in grants, contracts, and intramural research. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Since last year's report, 14 states have seen an increase in preterm birth, potentially due to factors such as inadequate prenatal care, greater rates of hypertension, and higher proportions of birthing women at an unhealthy weight," the report said. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Our World in Data Opens a new window projects that there will be 134.8 million births worldwide in 2023, an average of about 368,000 births each day. (babycenter.com)
  • Increased available sun exposure in the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk of preterm birth, with evidence of a dose-response. (frontiersin.org)
  • Over 37 percent of women were found to have one or more preexisting health conditions prior to pregnancy that contribute to the risk of preterm birth. (theepochtimes.com)
  • In Louisiana, a state with one of the highest rates of preterm birth in the US, only 5 percent of women who should be getting this medication are able to obtain it. (truthout.org)
  • Dr. Luke, incidentally, will receive in 2005 March of Dimes' Agnes Higgins Award in Maternal Nutrition for her work in improving outcomes in multiple pregnancies. (clmagazine.org)
  • Many more suffer serious birth defects due to maternal exposure to environmental agents. (michaelkristof.com)
  • Dr. Andres de Francisco, interim executive director of the Geneva-based Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health, said, "Over the last few years the proportion of deaths due to preterm births has been increasing. (voanews.com)
  • In addition, two PPB networks are substantially involved in research on premature birth and its sequelae: the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit (MFMU) Network and the Neonatal Research Network (NRN). (nationalacademies.org)
  • Maternal complications of high blood pressure, also known as preeclampsia , can also induce preterm birth. (truthout.org)
  • This year's report shows the state of infant and maternal health in the United States remains at crisis-level, with grave disparities that continue to widen the health equity gap," said Dr. Elizabeth Cherot, March of Dimes president and CEO, according to a Nov. 16 press release . (theepochtimes.com)
  • A nationally known expert in maternal and child health, science, and philanthropy, Howse served as president of the March of Dimes Foundation for more than two decades, overseeing successful public health and advocacy campaigns in birth defects testing and prevention. (newswise.com)
  • Controls were frequency matched to cases by the central nervous system that result from ciations between maternal exposures to air year of birth because of the decreasing birth failure of neural tube closure (Christianson pollutants other than HAPs (i.e., criteria pol- prevalence of NTDs over time (Canfield et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Increased access to contraception has resulted in lower birth rates among teens and a reduction in unplanned pregnancies. (theepochtimes.com)
  • For example, the detection of rare outcomes, such as birth defects, requires the study of several thousand pregnancies, and retrospective studies are subject to problems of recall and misclassification, both of reproductive events and of exposures (20,21). (cdc.gov)
  • We've seen firsthand within our organization how pregnancy complications, preterm births and healthcare equity gaps can affect families. (reliant.com)
  • Complications from preterm births now outrank all other causes of death for young children. (voanews.com)
  • The vast majority the deaths from direct complications of preterm births occurred within the first 28 days of life - with an additional 125,000 deaths occurring between one month and five years. (voanews.com)
  • He said preterm birth complications are a worldwide problem. (voanews.com)
  • The rise in deaths from preterm birth complications actually coincides with a dramatic decline in the worldwide mortality rate of children under five. (voanews.com)
  • Although there have been relatively few studies, a systematic review of sun exposure and pregnancy outcomes found associations with fetal growth restriction, blood pressure, and preterm birth rates ( 7 , 8 ), with higher first trimester sunlight correlating with higher fetal birth weights and less hypertensive complications in the third trimester ( 8 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The slow implementation left us with two entirely different reporting areas, which created huge complications in reviewing and publishing birth data," she says. (cdc.gov)
  • Michigan State University Department of Animal Science Assistant Professor Hanne Hoffmann is partnering with March of Dimes to help curtail these startling statistics. (msu.edu)
  • This document serves as a beacon of hope and a call to action for developing countries to prevent birth defects and improve the care of those affected. (michaelkristof.com)
  • A photograph of a man with a sign to raise money for the March of Dimes Foundation to help prevent "birth defects, arthritis, and polio. (dp.la)
  • How to prevent birth defects? (babyyourbaby.org)
  • After funding Jonas Salk's polio vaccine, the organization expanded its focus to the prevention of birth defects and infant mortality. (wikipedia.org)
  • Experience from high-income countries indicates that mortality and disability from birth defects could be reduced by up to 70% if the report's recommendations are implemented broadly. (michaelkristof.com)
  • in 2002, it was 12.1 percent-a figure that represents one in eight births. (clmagazine.org)
  • On August 10, 2005, the Institute of Medicine Committee on Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Healthy Outcomes hosted a workshop on barriers to research on preterm birth (see Chapter 13 for discussion). (nationalacademies.org)
  • and there is almost no data on inflammatory or other biological responses to these vaccines that could affect pregnancy and birth outcomes. (nvic.org)
  • air pollutants and several adverse birth outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • The reason for this is that we do not really have major interventions in place to avoid premature births -- and second, to manage them in most communities where they occur. (voanews.com)
  • The study said for the most part it's not fully known what triggers pre-term labor - and about half of pre-term births occur spontaneously. (voanews.com)
  • Birth defects of the brain and spinal cord can occur in. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Preterm birth is defined as a live birth before 37 completed weeks gestation. (marchofdimes.org)
  • In 2020, there were 604 preterm births in Boston, representing 8.7% of live births. (marchofdimes.org)
  • The rate of preterm birth was 6% (32,958/553,791 live births). (frontiersin.org)
  • One-third of the 100 American cities with the highest number of live births had a preterm birth grade of "F. (theepochtimes.com)
  • Total prevalence of CAs for 1999-2001 was 7.89/1000, 10.95/1000 and 7.92/1000 for live births, stillbirths and total births respectively. (who.int)
  • By the time we ring in 2015, all of America's 50 states and the District of Columbia will have finally adopted the 2003 Revisions of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth , generally known as the standard birth certificate. (cdc.gov)
  • live births, frequency matched to cases on year of birth. (cdc.gov)
  • Maple syrup urine disease occurs in about 1 case per 185,000 live births. (medscape.com)
  • Within the Ashkenazi Jewish population, the incidence is higher, at 1 per 26,000 live births. (medscape.com)
  • Quental et al identified a homozygous 1-bp deletion (117delC) in the BCKDHA gene (this gene codes for the alpha subunit of the BCKD enzyme complex, specifically E1) in Portuguese Gypsies and estimated the carrier frequency for this deletion to be as high as 1.4% (about 1 case per 71 live births). (medscape.com)
  • March of Dimes has launched a $75 million campaign using nationwide distribution of television, radio and print materials to, among other things, heighten awareness and educate families about the warning signs and risks of prematurity. (clmagazine.org)
  • Despite studies that have shown a significant increase in premature births among post-abortive women, most clinics rarely, if ever, list prematurity as a risk on consent forms. (clmagazine.org)
  • The result of this lack of information is that women and newborns are put at risk of prematurity and the health consequences that result from premature birth. (clmagazine.org)
  • Marina Sirota, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, spoke about the new March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at UCSF and the impact they hope their research will have on the future of preterm birth. (contemporaryobgyn.net)
  • In 1976 it became known as the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2007, the formal name became the March of Dimes Foundation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Kmart, the number one corporate supporter of the March of Dimes Foundation, with nearly $8 million raised in 2012, attributes its success to its associates, SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS Members, and customers. (searsholdings.com)
  • In 1987, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that "black women with two previous induced abortions had a 91 percent higher risk of a subsequent preterm birth. (clmagazine.org)
  • Rep_2016_EN_18989.pdf?ua=1, accessed 30 March 2017). (who.int)
  • In 2005, as preterm birth emerged as the leading cause of death for children worldwide, research and prevention of premature birth became the organization's primary focus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tools and resources include birth defects prevention month packets, surveillance guidelines, and folic acid information. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) looks at risk factors and potential causes of birth defects. (cdc.gov)
  • This opens up new mechanisms, and potential therapeutic pathways, for preterm birth prevention. (frontiersin.org)
  • Premature birth is the leading cause of infant deaths. (wibw.com)
  • This year marks a pair of noteworthy philanthropic milestones as Kmart celebrates 30 years of giving the same year that March of Dimes observes its 75th anniversary as one of the nation's most effectual nonprofit healthcare organizations. (searsholdings.com)
  • The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. (searsholdings.com)
  • Their website provides general information about women's health issues during pregnancy including educational pamphlets about birth defects. (cdc.gov)
  • The earlier in pregnancy a birth occurs, the higher the risk for long-term health problems and the greater the likelihood of long-term disability. (nih.gov)
  • In 1976, the Committee on Perinatal Health, sponsored by the March of Dimes, proposed a system for regionalized perinatal care and defined three levels of hospital care, which served throughout the 1970s and 1980s as a national model for the rapid development of neonatal referral centers. (medscape.com)
  • Sun exposure is an important environmental variable that has risks and benefits for human health, but the effects of sun exposure on pregnancy duration and preterm birth are unknown. (frontiersin.org)
  • KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. (babyyourbaby.org)
  • Dr. Peterson is a medical officer in CDC's Division of Reproductive Health and she also leads the US Zika virus Pregnancy Registry team on the Pregnancy and Birth Defects Taskforce for CDC's Zika response. (cdc.gov)
  • Sex- and age-specific body mass index (BMI) curves are available and should be used for patients with achondroplasia (birth to age 16 yd) for health surveillance and nutritional guidance. (medscape.com)
  • The goal of this effort is to reduce the rate of premature birth by 15 percent and fund research to find causes of premature birth. (clmagazine.org)
  • The March of Dimes Global Report on Birth Defects was a watershed moment in medical research. (michaelkristof.com)
  • Just like March of Dimes, we believe that every family deserves the best possible start and have joined its efforts to fund lifesaving research and advocate for the prioritization and improvement of care. (reliant.com)
  • One area is parturition, in which basic research on the events leading to labor and delivery, which is fundamental to understanding preterm birth, is conducted. (nationalacademies.org)
  • The budget for MFMU in FY 2004 was about $10 million per year, approximately 75 percent of which goes to research on premature birth. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Twenty of these grants (7.6 percent of the total) were for research on parturition, and 21 of these grants (8 percent of the total) were for research on premature birth. (nationalacademies.org)
  • March of Dimes acknowledges that there is a disproportionate rate of premature births among black women than any other race or ethnicity. (clmagazine.org)
  • Globally, the birth rate is around 18 - ranging from about 40 in some African countries to less than 10 in some European countries, according to The World Counts Opens a new window . (babycenter.com)
  • Worldwide, the birth rate has been steadily declining for decades, by about 1 percent per year. (babycenter.com)
  • ATLANTA - It is the leading cause of death among newborns in the United States, and concern is growing as the rate of premature births in this country continues to rise. (11alive.com)
  • Findley Kate survived, but the rate of premature births in the U.S. has been on the rise for the past five years. (11alive.com)
  • The rate of premature births is especially high among African-American women. (11alive.com)
  • Medical experts are hoping for another miracle that will start a downward trend in the rate of premature births. (11alive.com)
  • In 2015, for the first time in eight years, the rate of preterm birth in the US rose , despite increased understanding of preventative measures. (truthout.org)
  • The March of Dimes has awarded Florida a C- ranking when it comes its rate of premature births, a ranking only slightly worse than the national average. (wusf.org)
  • In Tampa, for example, the rate of preterm birth was really about the same as it is the state of about 10.3%," said Stacey Stewart D Stewart, President and CEO of March of Dimes. (wusf.org)
  • As Cantor himself stated, "The March of Dimes will enable all persons, even the children, to show our President that they are with him in this battle against this disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • In all the envelopes are dimes and quarters and even dollar bills - gifts from grown-ups and children - mostly from children who want to help other children get well. (wikipedia.org)
  • For the first time, an initiative provided an estimate of severe birth defects of genetic or partially genetic origin across 193 countries, bringing to light a hidden toll of dying and disabled children worldwide. (michaelkristof.com)
  • At least 3.3 million children under the age of 5 die annually due to serious birth defects. (michaelkristof.com)
  • Birth weight and gestational age characteristics of children with autism, including a comparison with other developmental disabilities. (nih.gov)
  • The five-year project will focus on women in their first trimester and follow them through the births of their children. (msu.edu)
  • Reliant is proud to be a longtime supporter of March of Dimes. (reliant.com)
  • There are two medications that prevent preterm birth, the most common cause of perinatal death in the US. (truthout.org)
  • Throughout our partnership with March of Dimes, Reliant has donated over $3.3 million outside of our charitable electricity plans, helping to power healthy families. (reliant.com)
  • Since 1983, Kmart has raised more than $106 million dollars for the March of Dimes - one of the most significant fundraising achievements by a company for a singular cause. (searsholdings.com)
  • The incidence of premature birth has been steadily escalating in the U.S. for more than 20 years. (clmagazine.org)
  • Omitting the facts March of Dimes fails to tell women that abortion procedures involve artificially dilating the cervix (in order to suck the baby out of the womb), which leads to a higher incidence of incompetent cervix- the inability of the cervix to remain closed and support a continued pregnancy. (clmagazine.org)
  • They most often work in hospitals, but can also work in clinics birth centers, and providing home birth. (healthline.com)
  • His story was meant to show how regular, everyday Americans had helped Donald during his time in the polio ward by donating to the March of Dimes. (wikipedia.org)
  • There's a noticeable pink link on the home page of the March of Dimes web site. (clmagazine.org)
  • Members are also encouraged to follow the new SHOP YOUR WAY March of Dimes page at ShopYourWay.com/marchofdimes . (searsholdings.com)
  • Cantor's appeal collected only few dimes and donation to begin with, just $17.50 had been sent in to the White House in two days. (wikipedia.org)
  • But what followed was a flood: by January 29, over 80,000 letters with dimes, quarters and dollars poured into the White House mailroom so that official correspondence to the President was buried in donation letters, with a final count of 2,680,000 dimes or $268,000 donated in what the press called "a silver tide which actually swamped the White House. (wikipedia.org)
  • Births declined an average of 2 percent each year from 2007 to 2013 and increased 1 percent in 2014. (babycenter.com)
  • By one estimate, preterm births cost us an estimated $26 billion per year. (truthout.org)
  • That was the year P.T. Barnum began the American Museum, a New York City attraction that cost a dime to enter. (aaslh.org)
  • Year-after-year, our associates, SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS Members, and customers embrace the driving principle on which the March of Dimes was founded - many people giving a little can make a huge impact. (searsholdings.com)
  • Overall, preterm birth rates in the U.S. increased for the fourth year in a row, with Florida ranking 33rd among the 50 states. (wusf.org)
  • In 2003, the first year of implementation of the new national standards, only two states implemented the new birth certificate. (cdc.gov)
  • From promoting folic acid to fighting for lifesaving newborn screening, March of Dimes continues to do all it can to make sure every baby is born healthy. (searsholdings.com)
  • After birth, depression can make it harder to care for yourself and your baby. (webmd.com)
  • Man with March of Dimes sign," Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/643ca67e4a408eede6965bdfa396c234. (dp.la)
  • The increased burden of preterm birth on low-income, urban and black women in America is 48 percent higher that of white women in every state . (truthout.org)
  • March of Dimes also omits data about the increased risk of infection from abortion, which, in turn, places women at higher risk for future premature delivery. (clmagazine.org)
  • According to Joyce Martin, M.P.H., lead of the birth team in the Reproductive Statistics Branch, Division of Vital Statistics, a transition that began more than a decade-and-a-half ago will soon be completed, and a new era in national birth certificate data will begin. (cdc.gov)
  • NCHS collects birth data electronically as part of the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), administered by NCHS's Division of Vital Statistics. (cdc.gov)
  • In all, the size of the standard birth data file roughly doubled with the 2003 revision. (cdc.gov)