Tag: Prematurity Awareness Month

Pampers® Donates More Than 200,000 Preemie Diapers to Canadian Families for Prematurity Awareness Month

Stuart Mitchell

Each year in Canada more than 30,000 babies are born prematurely, spending their first weeks in the NICU and as a result, needing extra care. In honour of November’s Prematurity Awareness Month, Pampers is donating more than 200,000 diapers via the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (CPBF) and invites Canadians to join the conversation by sharing words of encouragement using hashtag #PampersForPreemies. For every hashtag used in November and December, Pampers® will donate one extra diaper to Canadian NICUs via the CPBF on their behalf. During the first three years of…

Read More

March Of Dimes Asks Families To Join The Fight For The Health Of All Moms And Babies During Prematurity Awareness Month This November

Stuart Mitchell

March of Dimes, the nonprofit organization leading the fight for the health of all moms and babies, calls on families, partners and advocates to take action during Prematurity Awareness Month this November to raise awareness of and support for the 15 million babies affected by preterm birth each year around the world. The preterm birth rate in the United States is on the rise for the third year in a row, a trend signaling an urgent health crisis for moms and babies, March of Dimes says. Premature birth (before 37…

Read More