{"id":48926,"date":"2016-10-26T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-november-2016-is-prematurity-awareness-month\/"},"modified":"2016-10-26T19:26:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T23:26:44","slug":"noviembre-de-2016-es-el-mes-de-la-concientizacion-sobre-el-nacimiento-prematuro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/noviembre-de-2016-es-el-mes-de-la-concientizacion-sobre-el-nacimiento-prematuro\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2016 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. 26, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; To honor the 380,000 babies born prematurely each year in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and their families, prominent buildings and landmarks nationwide, including the Empire State Building in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, will be bathed in purple lights for Prematurity Awareness Month in November. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgc8f5left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgc8f5left\" title=\"March of Dimes Foundation Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"March of Dimes Foundation Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20150409\/197662LOGO\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Prematurity Awareness Month is being supported by <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ally Brooke Hernandez<\/span><\/b>, singer and member of Fifth Harmony, who was born three months premature herself; Chef <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jacques Torres<\/span><\/b>, who will host a fundraising event as part of Light BKLYN Purple in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>; and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kelsey Nixon<\/span><\/b>, Celebrity Chef from the Cooking Channel and contributor to The Rachael Ray Show.<\/p>\n<p>Premature birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) is the #1 killer of babies in the U.S., and the leading cause of death of children under age 5 around the world. Babies who survive an early birth often face serious and lifelong health problems, including breathing problems, jaundice, vision loss, cerebral palsy and intellectual delays. <\/p>\n<p>Prematurity Awareness Month lightings include State Capitol buildings in <span class=\"xn-location\">Alabama<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Pennsylvania<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tennessee<\/span>, as well as: <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Birmingham Zoo, AL; <\/li>\n<li>Union Plaza Building (downtown skyline), <span class=\"xn-location\">Little Rock, AR<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>All 5 river bridges spanning the Arkansas River; <\/li>\n<li>Hippodrome Theater, <span class=\"xn-location\">Gainesville, FL<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Nationwide Children&#8217;s Hospital, <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus, OH<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Howard Hughes Corporation Building, <span class=\"xn-location\">Honolulu, HI<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Power &amp; Light Building, <span class=\"xn-location\">Kansas City, MO<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Biloxi Lighthouse, MS; <\/li>\n<li>Pacific Science Center, <span class=\"xn-location\">Seattle, WA<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>The Auxilio Mutuo Hospital, <span class=\"xn-person\">Hato Rey<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"xn-chron\">November 17<\/span> will be recognized around the globe as the 6th annual World Prematurity Day (WPD). More information is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/worldprematurityday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, where families and volunteers can share stories and videos about babies born too soon. <a href=\"http:\/\/po.st\/rhblIY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Add your voice<\/a> and sign-up on Thunderclap to automatically post a message of support and awareness of prematurity to your social media community. <a href=\"http:\/\/po.st\/bnwQsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Change your profile picture<\/a> by adding a WPD profile picture on Facebook and Twitter, helping to raise awareness without saying a word. <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Go Purple<\/span>! <\/b>by wearing purple or get more creative by covering your home, car or office \u2013 be sure to snap a photo and join thousands of people around the world by posting it to social media with #givethemtomorrow and #worldprematurityday. <\/p>\n<p>Other Prematurity Awareness Month events include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Delivery of cards featuring messages of hope to families in the hospital newborn intensive care unit (NICU) in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago, IL<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston, TX<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Premature birth summits for professionals in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Oregon<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Virginia<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Lost But Not Forgotten,&#8221; a candlelight ceremony for families that have lost a baby in <span class=\"xn-location\">Savannah, GA<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait\u00ae program launch in <span class=\"xn-location\">Alabama<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;High Heels for High Hopes&#8221; in <span class=\"xn-location\">Eugene, OR<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>March of Dimes Signature Chefs in <span class=\"xn-location\">Utah<\/span> will prepare a gourmet meal for families in the NICU. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. Launched in fall 2016, our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Give them tomorrow<\/a> campaign unites the efforts of the March of Dimes, corporations, organizations, and individuals to raise awareness and fund the fight against premature birth. Do something today: send a card to a family with a sick or premature baby in newborn intensive care, join a social movement by sharing #babysfirst, and observe World Prematurity Day on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 17<\/span>.<i> Give them tomorrow<\/i> is supported by generous corporate partners including Mud Pie, Philips Avent, Famous Footwear, Alex and Ani, Aldi, Bon-Ton, and Anthem. You can also find us on <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/1lNRI8K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> or follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marchofdimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1qlIXEX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>. <\/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>\u00a0<\/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. 26, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; To honor the 380,000 babies born prematurely each year in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and their families, prominent buildings and landmarks nationwide, including the Empire State Building in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>, will be bathed in purple lights for Prematurity Awareness Month in November. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgc8f5left\">&lt;img&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48926","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\/48926","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=48926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}