Thursday, February 18, 2010

How you help babies....

The March of Dimes spends 76¢ of every dollar you raise in March for Babies to support research and programs that help babies begin healthy lives.

Here are some of the ways you’ve already helped:

lungs: Surfactant and nitric oxide therapies save the lives of many premature babies.
heart: New treatments mean better survival rates for the tiniest heart patients.
spine: Folic acid education means fewer babies are born with neural tube defects.
smile:
We’ve identified a gene responsible for oral cleft and are working on preventions.
eyes:
We’re developing treatments to cure vision defects.
brain:
We’re fighting premature birth ― baby’s brain needs 9 months to fully develop.

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