Kangaroo Care Tips
No one told me about Kangaroo Care when my twin preemies were in the NICU. I first heard the concept of placing the child’s ear on the parents bare chest above the heart a couple years later when a friend of mine had premature twins, and it seemed to prove beneficial. So, I was reading my Preemie Magazine
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The PREEMIE Act Passed!
Big news on Capitol Hill… the much-anticipated PREEMIE Act – introduced by Sen. Lamar Alexander and Sen. Chris Dodd – was passed last week in the Senate. The bill will expand research on premature births, improve education for expectant mothers, and provide better treatment for preemie babies. President Bush is expected to sign the legislation.
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Let’s Band Together
During the month of November, Prematurity Awareness Month, MasterCard Worldwide is helping the March of Dimes raise awareness and double our fund-raising efforts towards the fight against premature birth by matching your donation dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000 in total, when you make the donation using a MasterCard card! I have created a virtual band in
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March of Dimes Coin Collection Campaign
Decades ago, millions of your dimes helped defeat polio. Today March of Dimes fights an even bigger challenge – premature birth. November is Prematurity Awareness Month. Click for more info on how you can help!
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Save the Date: Preemie Conference & Expo
Preemie Communications, the parent company of Preemie Magazine, is proud to announce the first-ever Preemie Conference and Expo, to be held August 23-25, 2007 in Washington, DC, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The 2007 Preemie Conference and Expo is the first of its kind – bringing parents, professionals and vendors under the same roof at
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Encourage Individuality in Sisters
I remember as a young girl, my mother would sew matching dresses for her and I to wear to church. I thought it was cool. Nowadays, my girls would probably laugh at the thought of a such a thing as us dressing alike. They’d probably laugh more at my attempt to sew. When my twin
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