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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,...
Tags: Human Interest
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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: Arts and Culture, Students, Health and Safety at School, Ceremonies, Birth Defects
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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: Nursing, Medical Specialization
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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: Vaccines, Asthma, Birth Defects, University of Maryland Medical Center, Premature Birth
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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: Tim Egan, Pharmaceuticals, High Blood Pressure, American Academy of Pediatrics, Chemical Industry
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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.... -
State's Infant Mortality Rate Down
FOX40 NewsAccording to the California Department of Public Health, the state’s infant mortality rate has reached a historic low of 4.7 infant deaths per 1,000 births. The numbers are from 2010, the most recent year of data available. Citing factors such...Tags: Demographics, Central Intelligence Agency
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Infant deaths in state hit record low
Los Angeles TimesSAN DIEGO - Infant mortality in the state has dropped to a record low but racial disparities persist, according to the California Department of Public Health. The rate of death among infants a year old or less decreased from 4.9 per 1,000 live births...Tags: Demographics
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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.... -
March for Babies offers hope for children like Lily
HealthJennifer and Justin Driscoll of Upper Saucon Township are so grateful for the medical care their daughter Lily received after her premature birth that the support the March of Dimes March for Babies each year to raise money for research to ensure all... -
5K for SIDS raises more than $1,300
The Winchester SunAbout 70 balloons were released at Calvary Christian Church last weekend during a 5K memorial fundraiser for research toward Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The 5K, which honored Weston Clark Reeves, raised more than $1,300 that will go to First Candle, a...Tags: Breastfeeding, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Thousands in Wichita will walk together for stronger, healthier babies
On Saturday, April 14 at Exploration Place, thousands of families and business leaders will join together in the March of Dimes’ annual March for Babies—the nation’s very first fundraising walk. March for Babies honors babies born...
Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Premature Birth
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