Our President and CEO, Dr. elizabeth cherot is calling on #Congress to act and pass the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act. Find out why this act is so important here: rollcall.com/2023/10/20/con…

Please join March of Dimes and the Dept of Health and Human Services on Wed, 10/25 at 2pm ET for a conversation about March of Dimes’ recent report Where You Live Matters: Maternity Care Deserts and the Crisis of Access and Equity. Join online or in person:

The year-to-year rate of babies dying in the U.S. had the largest increase in two decades, raising new alarms about maternal and infant health in America. The nation’s infant mortality rate rose 3% from 2021 to 2022, reversing a 20-year overall... marchofdimes.org/about/news/mar…

It's Public Health Thank You Day! Public health professionals work in countless ways to promote and support the health of moms and babies. We appreciate their tireless work to make sure families have their best start. #WhyPublicHealth #PHTYD

Thank you Rep. Anna G. Eshoo for your service in Congress! We are grateful for your leadership on behalf of moms and babies, championing efforts to expand access to health care, and pushing critical legislation like #PREEMIEAct

Black newborn children are 40 percent more likely to be delivered prematurely than all other babies. It’s past time for Congress to pass my PREEMIE Act and renew lifesaving research to give mothers and babies a healthy start in life.

This #GivingTuesday your donation helps March of Dimes deliver support to families in communities like yours. Donate now, while your gift will go 3Xs as far for families when they need us most. marchofdimes.org/donate-now

Thank you to the House for passing the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023. We are so very grateful Rep. Anna G. Eshoo for your work championing it over the years.

Today the House of Representatives supported #BlanketChange by unanimously voting to pass the #PREEMIEAct! This is the first step in reauthorizing preterm birth research and aiding programs to prevent preterm birth. We hope the Senate will pass it as well in 2024!

Thank you March of Dimes for your support! I am proud to lead the PREEMIE Act in the House and ensure that mothers and babies have the resources they need to thrive.

Two million parents and young children could be turned away from the #WIC program if Congress doesn’t fully fund it this year. Tell Congress to prioritize families in the budget p2a.co/nLuFTxs#FundWIC

#WIC supports millions of mothers and children. Tell Congress to fully fund WIC in the federal budget. #FundWIC p2a.co/nLuFTxs #FundWIC Congress must fund #WIC, or millions of women and children could lose access, especially to the enhanced fruit and vegetable benefit.

Last night, Congress passed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act! We are looking forward to seeing this bill pass in the Sentate and signed into law. #PDMA #BlanketChange

On March 18, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to advance women’s health research and innovation. It includes MIH initiatives such as solutions to women’s health disparities, environmental impacts, and maternal morbidity and mortality research through WIC. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

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Five days and counting to make a donation in support of moms and babies. Your contribution could help us reach our fundraising goal!

This week we and 20 organizations wrote House Appropriations Senate Appropriations Dems Senate GOP Appropriations Committee House Appropriations Democrats to support $207 million for the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) research program–vital to understanding environmental influences on maternal and child health.

Join March of Dimes PAA Association of Population Centers on July 22nd at 3:30 PM for an in-person briefing at 2044 Rayburn on #MaternalMortality with our expert panel. RSVP and learn about the progress being made to prevent maternal mortality! bit.ly/4czHGqv

The House just passed a budget resolution aiming to cut $880 billion—majority from Medicaid—over the next decade. This threatens healthcare for 80 million people. These cuts are drastic and dangerous and would impact the health of pregnant women, moms and babies.

March of Dimes and our partners are pleased to see the House Energy & Commerce Committee prioritize discussions on our lifesaving newborn screening system in the upcoming public health hearing.