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Jerry Brown signs bills on cigarette sales and infant health
PolitiCalCalifornia will crack down harder on stores that sell cigarettes to minors and hospitals will be required to screen infants for congenital heart disease under new legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.... -
Infant deaths in California hit record low
L.A. NOWInfant mortality in the state has dropped to a record low but racial disparities persist, according to the California Department of Public Health.... -
READER SUBMITTED: West Hartford Students Raise Over $6,300 To Give Every Baby A Healthy Start
West HartfordFifth grade students from Renbrook School in West Hartford raised over $6,300 for the March of Dimes by earning dollars with every book they read in March. The students read books in school and at home as participants in the March of Dimes Reading...Tags: West Hartford, Education, March of Dimes Foundation, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies
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Annual Mount Airy March for Babies set Saturday in Veterans Park
The Mount Airy News, N.C.The 2013 Mount Airy March for Babies event Saturday will mark 75 years nationally of the March of Dimes mission of advocacy and research on behalf of premature babies and infants born with birth defects. Northern Hospital of Surry County Volunteer and...Tags: Phenylketonuria, Hospitals and Clinics, Birth Defects, American Heart Association, Vaccines
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Cass Great Start numbers improving
Niles Daily Star, Mich.Michigan has much work to do to give infants the "Right Start" in life, a new report concludes, with little progress made in improving maternal and infant health from 2005 to 2011. The report, released Wednesday by the Michigan League for Public Policy'...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mother's Day, Environmental Issues, Labor Legislation, Conservation
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Safe Sleeping Lesson for Parents of Infants
Channel 2 NewsAlaska infants die each year in unsafe sleeping environments, yet many of those deaths are preventable. With the help of a new wearable blanket, swaddling a newborn just got easier. It’s part of a program at Mat-Su Regional Hospital that wants...Tags: Medical Specialization, Nursing
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BRIEF: March for Babies Takes Place This Weekend
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoThe March of Dimes, one of the nation's leaders in pregnancy and infant health, is hosting a March for Babies event in Twin Falls on Saturday, May 4. Premature birth is an urgent infant health problem in America. According to March of Dimes, it's the...Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Premature Birth
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Walkers turn out for March for Babies
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.Jennifer Walker was 29 weeks into her pregnancy when her twin sons, Justin and Jonathon, were born prematurely. Justin weighed 2 lbs. 8 oz., while Jonathon weighed 2 lbs. 14 oz. The twins spent 108 days in neonatal intensive care -- the first week...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, March of Dimes Foundation, Twins, Health and Medical Professionals
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More babies born full-term at Sutter hospitals under new safeguards
The Sacramento BeeBabies are arriving on their own schedules these days at Sutter hospitals, and that's good for their health, officials say. Concerned about a nearly two- decade escalation in the rate of elective, early births, Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, March of Dimes Foundation
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Edgewood family leads March for Babies walk Sunday
The Pennel family of Edgewood, is serving as the 2013 Harford County March for Babies Ambassador Family to help raise awareness about the lifesaving research and support of the March of Dimes and their team, Two Tiny Blessings, will participate in the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Harford County, University of Maryland Medical Center, United Air Lines, Birth Defects
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Hospitals push breast-feeding in hopes of getting 'baby-friendly' label
After the births of her first two children, Charmaine Sharkey's neighborhood hospital gave her cans of baby formula and sent her on her way. But Sharkey tried something different when her youngest, Dynasty, was born six months ago. The 28-year-old...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Clinics, UNICEF
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A STABLE donation
The Jefferson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recently purchased textbooks and instructor tool kits for the STABLE classes at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, W.Va. STABLE stands for Sugar and Safe Care, Temperature, Airway, Blood Pressure, Lab Work,...
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