{"id":49366,"date":"2016-11-17T05:57:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-babies-and-families-get-messages-of-hope-delivered-by-march-of-dimes-on-world-prematurity-day\/"},"modified":"2016-11-17T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T21:59:09","slug":"bebes-y-familias-reciben-mensajes-de-esperanza-entregados-por-march-of-dimes-el-dia-mundial-del-nacimiento-prematuro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/bebes-y-familias-reciben-mensajes-de-esperanza-entregados-por-march-of-dimes-el-dia-mundial-del-nacimiento-prematuro\/","title":{"rendered":"Babies And Families Get Messages Of Hope Delivered By March Of Dimes On World Prematurity Day"},"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, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 17, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; In observance of the 6<sup>th<\/sup> annual World Prematurity Day, the March of Dimes is hand-delivering thousands of individual messages of hope and support sent by the public to premature and sick babies in hospital newborn intensive care units (NICUs) and their families around the country. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg4826left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg4826left\" 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>Cards and letters created online and in parent support groups for the March of Dimes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>Give them tomorrow<\/i><\/a> initiative will be delivered today at events at Advocate Children&#8217;s Hospital in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago, IL<\/span>; The Komansky Center for Children&#8217;s Health at NewYork-Presbyterian\/Weill Cornell Medical Center; and Texas Children&#8217;s Hospital in <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, where participants are to include <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Houston<\/span> men&#8217;s basketball\u00a0head coach <span class=\"xn-person\">Kelvin Sampson<\/span> and senior forward Danrad Knowles.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The parents of premature babies can feel isolated and uncertain about the future,&#8221; says Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Jennifer L. Howse<\/span>, president of the March of Dimes. &#8220;Our visit to the NICU today is to encourage these families and celebrate with them as part of World Prematurity Day that every baby deserves a fighting chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Premature birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) is the #1 killer of babies in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. Even babies born just a few weeks too soon can face serious health challenges and are at risk for lifelong disabilities including breathing problems, vision loss, cerebral palsy, and intellectual delays. About 15 million babies worldwide are born too soon each year.<\/p>\n<p>The March of Dimes leads the World Prematurity Network, (WPN), a global coalition of consumer and parent groups working together to raise awareness and prevent premature birth in their countries. Through World Prematurity Day and other joint efforts, members call for action to prevent premature birth and improve care for babies and children. About 50 countries are participating in World Prematurity Day 2016 with purple lightings of famous buildings and landmarks &#8212; including the Empire State Building in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> &#8212; wearing purple, sharing personal stories, outdoor events, and other demonstrations of support.<\/p>\n<p>The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. Launched in fall 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/tomorrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>Give them tomorrow<\/i><\/a> unites the efforts of the March of Dimes, corporations, organizations, and individuals to raise awareness and fund the fight against premature birth. <i>Give them tomorrow<\/i> is supported by generous corporate partners including\u00a0 Mud Pie, Philips Avent, Famous Footwear, ALEX AND ANI, ALDI, Bon-Ton, and Anthem Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Mud Pie provided baby socks as gifts for NICU parents at the events in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span> to honor the baby whose poignant tale inspired them to find a meaningful way to ensure healthy first steps for all babies. Today, Mud Pie donates a dime to the March of Dimes for every pair of baby socks sold.<\/p>\n<p>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>. For more information\u00a0on World Prematurity Day, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WorldPrematurityDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">facebook.com\/WorldPrematurityDay<\/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, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 17, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; In observance of the 6<sup>th<\/sup> annual World Prematurity Day, the March of Dimes is hand-delivering thousands of individual messages of hope and support sent by the public to premature and sick babies in hospital newborn intensive care units (NICUs) and their families around the country. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg4826left\">&lt;img id=&quot;prnejpg4826left&quot; title=&quot;March of Dimes Foundation Logo &quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49366","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\/49366","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=49366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}