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.