The Brothers of Omicron Mu Lambda invite all our Brothers, Family and Friends to join our team and help save the lives of premature babies and provide prenatal care for mothers.
Few life events are more joyful than the birth of a child. Yet, no one anticipates a baby born prematurely or very sick and needs to spend time in a newborn intensive care unit. Sadly, for hundreds of thousands of moms in our country, that is a frightening reality.
Broken down by race, 10.8 Black babies died per 1,000 live births, twice as many as Hispanic babies at 5.4 per 1,000. For white babies, 4.9 babies died per 1,000 and 4.2 per 1,000 for Asian/Pacific Islanders.
Pregnant women and infants in Georgia continue to have poorer health outcomes than most of the nation, data shows, reflecting severe racial inequities and conditions worsened by the pandemic.
The March of Dimes’ 2024 maternal and infant health report card, released last week, gives Georgia an “F” based on high rates of infant mortality, preterm births, inadequate prenatal care and low-risk Cesarean births.
That’s why we are raising money for March for Babies® to help the March of Dimes fund lifesaving research and programs that help more moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. Please join this team https://www.marchforbabies.org/team/CobbAlphas to help us reach our goal. This team is open to brothers and the public and I encourage you to invite your family and friends to join the team.
Getting started is easy. Just go to https://www.marchforbabies.org/team/CobbAlphas and click “join this team” and check out our fundraising.
Sincerely,
March for Babies ALPHA PHI ALPHA - Omicron Mu Lambda (Cobb Alphas)
March of Dimes is dedicated to bringing people together to tackle America's maternal and infant health crisis—one person, one community, and one step at a time. More than a series of walks, March for Babies is an annual tradition that supports moms and babies every day, every step of the way.
March for Babies connects friends, families, and coworkers to improve the health of families nationwide. Together with March of Dimes, each step forward brings us closer to a healthy future for all.
Thank you for your support!
