“One in eight babies is born too soon” and “one in six African American babies will be born preterm,” according to the March of Dimes. Prematurity is a national crisis, affecting families, schools, and communities while creating costs to businesses and health care. The March of Dimes is at the forefront of this fight to end prematurity with a multiyear, multimillion-dollar national campaign through research, education and preventative health care measures.
On Wednesday, November 17, 2010, Dr. Deb welcomed Donna Brower, the Community Director of the Long Island Division of March of Dimes (MOD), along with Bonnie Gelback, a member of the Long Island Division MOD Board of Directors and the Chair of the MOD Program Services Committee, and Angeles Davila Torres, the Director of the Nassau County Department of Health Perinatal Services Network, to “Awareness Avenue”, on OWWR, Old Westbury Web Radio.
Some of the topics they addressed included: what is prematurity, what are the implications, warning signs, ethnic and racial disparities of prematurity, is prematurity preventable and are the last few weeks of pregnancy important for the health and well-being of the baby. Each topic shed light on the fact each of us can be affected by prematurity.
DR. DEB WITH THE MARCH OF DIMES, ON OWWR, PART 1!
DR. DEB WITH THE MARCH OF DIMES, ON OWWR, PART 2!
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