When you donate to "march for babies", you're helping the March of Dimes fight a national crisis — premature birth. Today, 1 in 8 babies is born prematurely. Many die; others face lifelong disability. The money you donate to "march for babies" supports March of Dimes research and programs to find answers to what causes premature birth and what can be done to prevent it.
Today in the U.S., 1 in every eight babies will be born prematurely. Some of them won't survive, and others will have health problems that could last a lifetime. The funds we raise in "march for babies" support research that saves babies' lives.
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality.
Until we have more answers, anyone's baby could be next.
Lacey′s death was not the result of “premature birth” but from a condition called Vasa Previa. This is when the intramembranous fetal blood vessels cross the internal os. It has a high fetal mortality because of the hemorrhage that occurs when these vessels are torn at the time of labor, delivery or when the membranes rupture. Vasa previa often remains unsuspected until this fatal fetal vessel rupture occurs. The reduction in the fetal mortality from this condition depends on its antenatal diagnosis. In one very big series, this condition was suspected in 18 pregnancy among 93,874 second and third trimester pregnancies and confirmed in 15, which means the incidence was of about 1.6:10,000 pregnancies. In another (prospective) study, vasa previa was diagnosed in two cases out of 586 (1 in 293 pregnancies). So, the incidence varies from one series to another one, being considered for some to be around 3:10,000 pregnancies.
My March of Dimes "march for babies" team is SHARE Atlanta (http://www.shareatlanta.org/). They have been my “support” during these last seven years. They are a WONDERFUL organization ran by volunteers who have experienced a pregnancy or newborn loss themselves. They provide a support system for bereaved parents who have suffered a pregnancy or newborn loss. Their primary focus is on parental issues so healing can gradually occur.
I′m doing the March of Dimes – "march for babies" for every baby that has been lost and for the “devastated” families that they leave behind and for myself, as part of my healing. Burying my “tiny, precious” baby girl was the hardest thing that I have EVER had to face. I don′t wish this “journey” on anyone.
The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
