{"id":43215,"date":"2015-10-29T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/november-is-prematurity-awareness-month\/"},"modified":"2015-10-29T11:48:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T15:48:04","slug":"noviembre-es-el-mes-de-la-concientizacion-sobre-el-nacimiento-prematuro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/noviembre-es-el-mes-de-la-concientizacion-sobre-el-nacimiento-prematuro\/","title":{"rendered":"November Is Prematurity Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WHITE PLAINS, New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 29, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; To honor the 1 in 10 babies in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> born prematurely each year, prominent buildings and landmarks nationwide, including the Empire State Building in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, will be shining in purple light in November to observe Prematurity Awareness Month.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150409\/197662LOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150409\/197662LOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Celebrities and athletes will be raising their voices to educate about preterm birth, the leading cause of death among babies. These include television public service ads from:<\/p>\n<p><b>Thalia<\/b>, Latin Grammy Award winning recording artist, actress, and media personality, who serves as March of Dimes global ambassador in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FrtmRQEjZ7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">English<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZvaRcM8EqRo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spanish<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Anne Geddes<\/span><\/b>, renowned baby photographer, a volunteer ambassador for the March of Dimes, is featured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nrmcL7dBBuE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">global PSA<\/a> and in a print PSA featuring her iconic image of a premature baby named Alfred.<\/p>\n<p><b>Chef <span class=\"xn-person\">Maneet Chauhan<\/span><\/b>, mother of a son born prematurely at 26 weeks, also stars in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vicil0hj86Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">global TV PSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Celine Dion<\/span><\/b>, international singer, is featured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yDSUNvlTnWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">global PSA<\/a> in both English and French and a print PSA.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Hilary Duff<\/span><\/b>, actress, singer and songwriter, speaks out in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0iVwvEPAITY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mission PSA<\/a> that is running nationwide. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, Prematurity Awareness Month is being supported by the following volunteers among others: <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Gretchen Carlson<\/span><\/b>, host of &#8220;The Real Story with <span class=\"xn-person\">Gretchen Carlson<\/span>&#8221; on FOX News and author of <i>Getting Real<\/i>, and a member of the March of Dimes national Board of Trustees; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ally Brooke Hernandez<\/span><\/b>, singer and member of Fifth Harmony, who was born three months premature; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Allison Schmitt<\/span><\/b>, Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, who was born late preterm and low birthweight; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Tyson Clabo<\/span><\/b>, retired NFL offensive tackle, father of a premature baby born at 34 weeks, who volunteers for March of Dimes North Carolina chapter. <\/p>\n<p>An estimated 15 million babies around the world are born premature each year and nearly one million of them do not survive their early birth. Although <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> has seen sustained improvement in its preterm birth rate, it has one of the highest rates of preterm birth of any industrialized country. <\/p>\n<p>Other Prematurity Awareness Month lightings include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Niagara Falls, NY<\/span> and the Peace Bridge; <\/li>\n<li>The Capital Wheel at National Harbor, MD; <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">University of California San Diego<\/span> Hospital; <\/li>\n<li>Pacific Science Center arches, <span class=\"xn-location\">Seattle, WA<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Willis Tower<\/span> (formerly the Sears Tower), <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago, IL<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Parthenon Building, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nashville, TN<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>MetLife Stadium, <span class=\"xn-location\">East Rutherford, NJ<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Gulf Tower Beacon, <span class=\"xn-location\">Pittsburgh, PA<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-org\">Vincennes University<\/span> and the Student Union and Aquatic Center in Vincennes IN; <\/li>\n<li>Bank of America Building, <span class=\"xn-location\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Miami Tower in <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span>, famous round building designed by I.M. Pei; <\/li>\n<li>Mary Washington Hospital, <span class=\"xn-location\">Fredericksburg, VA<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>The Auxilio Mutuo Hospital, <span class=\"xn-person\">Hato Rey<\/span>, Puero Rico; <\/li>\n<li>Wells Fargo Duke Energy Center, <span class=\"xn-location\">Charlotte, NC<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"xn-chron\">November 17<\/span> will be recognized around the globe as the 5<sup>th<\/sup> annual World Prematurity Day (WPD). More information is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WorldPrematurityDay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>: where families and volunteers can share stories and videos about babies born too soon. The page features an interactive world map showing the home place for each story told. <\/p>\n<p>And by registering on <b>Thunderclap.it<\/b> through Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr, you can arrange to designate a message to be posted on your social network to expand global awareness of premature birth. On Twitter, use hashtag <b>#worldprematurityday<\/b> to share in a 24-hour BuzzDay. <\/p>\n<p>The March of Dimes <i>Pledge Purple for Preemies<\/i> online campaign asks individuals to commit to take action during November to help us raise awareness and fight premature birth \u2013 join at <a href=\"http:\/\/pledge.marchofdimes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pledge.marchofdimes.org<\/a><b>. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 17-18<\/span>, the March of Dimes is sponsoring a national Prematurity Prevention Conference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Arlington, Virginia<\/span>, to bring together a multidisciplinary group to discuss the known and unknown causes of preterm birth. There also will be state-level professional education programs across the country, as well as family events and gatherings. <\/p>\n<p>Prematurity Awareness Month is supported by millions of individuals and by local corporate partners and national sponsor Anthem Foundation. <\/p>\n<p>The March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs. For the latest resources and information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">marchofdimes.org<\/a> or <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacersano.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">nacersano.org<\/a><\/u>. Find us on <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marchofdimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a><\/u> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marchofdimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WHITE PLAINS, New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 29, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; To honor the 1 in 10 babies in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> born prematurely each year, prominent buildings and landmarks nationwide, including the Empire State Building in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, will be shining in purple light in November to observe Prematurity Awareness Month.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150409\/197662LOGO&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}