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Working Together for Stronger, Healthier
Babies
Our Mission
Fund Research to understand the
problem and discover answers.
To improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant
mortality.
Help Moms have full-term
pregnancies and healthy babies.
Support Families
comforting them when their baby
needs help to survive and thrive.
Charity of ChoiceAnnual Incidences of Disorder and Disease
Coronary and Stroke: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2009 Update - American Heart AssociationBirth Defect, Premature Birth and Infant Mortality: Peristats - March of DimesCancer: Surveillance and Health Policy Research, Cancer Facts and Figures 2009 - American Cancer SocietyJuvenile Diabetes: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
Two Goals:• Raise awareness of the problem of prematurity in the
United States• Reduce the rate of premature birth in the United
States
Areas of Focus:• Accelerate research funding in the United States and
globally.• Expand direct service to NICU-affected families in
the United States• Develop and fund Community Intervention
Programs based on the Kentucky project, with particular attention to the challenges posed by late-preterm deliveries.
• Assume a more outspoken public stance on issues directly related to prematurity prevention.
from the Board of Trustees Resolution, 3/2008
The Prematurity Campaign
Born Too Soon…
Full term = 40 weeks
Preterm birth = birth before 37 completed weeks
Late preterm = 34-36 weeks
Infant deaths by cause of death
Tennessee and US, 2006
SIDS is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. RDS is Respiratory Distress Syndrome. "Maternal Preg. Comp." stands for "Maternal Complications of Pregnancy." Cause of death for 1996-1998 is based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9); cause of death for after 1998 is based on the Tenth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Source: National Center for Health Statistics, period linked birth/infant death data. Retrieved August 31, 2011, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.
Infant deaths by age at death
Tennessee, 2006
A neonatal death occurs in the first 28 days of life. A postneonatal death occurs between 28 days and one year of life. Source: National Center for Health Statistics, period linked birth/infant death data. Retrieved August 30, 2011, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.
Infant mortality rates by race/ethnicity
Tennessee, 2004-2006 Average
All race categories exclude Hispanics. An infant death occurs within the first year of life. Source: National Center for Health Statistics, period linked birth/infant death data. Retrieved August 30, 2011, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.
TIOP IIIThemes and Action Items
•Assuring the uptake of robust perinatal quality improvement and safety initiatives.
•Creating equity and decreasing disparities in perinatal care and outcomes.
•Empowering women and families with information to enable the development of full partnerships between health care providers and patients and shared decision-making in perinatal care.
•Standardizing the regionalization of perinatal services.
•Strengthening the national vital statistics system.