March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. See how we’re building a brighter future for all at marchofdimes.org. Welcome to the March of Dimes New Mexico Chapter page.
This page will be updated frequently with March of Dimes events happening statewide.
Mission: March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies.
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33,000 babies will be born preterm this month in the U.S. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. faced a maternal and infant health crisis. Together, we can help every mom, baby and family get the best possible start. Donate this Giving Tuesday to fight for all moms and babies: https://www.marchofdimes.org/giving/support-giving-tuesday.aspx?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2020givingtuesday&utm_content=local
Today and every day, we are thankful for our staff, our tireless researchers, our partners, and most of all, our amazing community of families and supporters. We couldn't do the work we do without your help!
We know this year has been incredibly difficult. What are you most grateful for today?
Preterm birth rates in our country are continuing to rise. This health crisis affects moms and babies, and is significantly fueled by the health equity gap in our health care system today. This Giving Tuesday, December 1, join us to fight for all moms and babies by donating today: https://www.marchofdimes.org/giving/support-giving-tuesday.aspx?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2020givingtuesday&utm_content=facebook
Today is World Prematurity Day! Preterm birth rates in our country are continuing to rise. As 2020 has taught us, we’re in this together. We can fight to improve maternal and infant health, and together, we can ensure every mom and baby gets the care they need.
Join us to fight for all moms and babies. bit.ly/MODPAM
Join La La Anthony and Emeril Lagasse for the inaugural March of Dimes Signature Chefs Feeding Motherhood Celebration taking place this Friday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. EST. LaLa gets a cooking lesson from Emeril to help to raise critical funds to help nourish all aspects of motherhood from prenatal to postpartum. Watch Live on March of Dimes Facebook and YouTube! For more details, visit www.feedingmotherhood.org.
Join us for today's Health Mom Strong Babies Facebook Live Webinar: Latinx and COVID-19 Tips for keeping your family healthy!
Latinx communities throughout the U.S. are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Today we are discussing the challenges facing Latinx moms and babies, and resources to help keep their families healthy.
Join us on May 14 at 4pm ET for the next Healthy Moms, Strong Babies during the COVID-19 Pandemic Facebook Live event. This week’s discussion will focus on birth spacing and planning for a healthy pregnancy. Visit our March of Dimes page to view and join in the conversation!
At March for Babies in Albuquerque, NM we held a Nurse Recognition during our Lei Ceremony. As we cannot come together in person, please join us in a virtual recognition this year. Now, more than ever, our nurses matter! Post a picture of the nurse in your life so we can all share in a little love for them--they need it! Use the hashtag #IloveMyNurseMOD #MarchforBabiesABQ so we can follow all the posts.
At March for Babies in Albuquerque, NM we held a Nurse Recognition during our Lei Ceremony. As we cannot come together in person, please join us in a virtual recognition this year. Now, more than ever, our nurses matter! Post a picture of the nurse in your life so we can all share in a little love for them--they need it! Use the hashtag #IloveMyNurseMOD #MarchforBabiesABQ so we can follow all the posts.
Join us on May 14 at 4pm ET for the next Healthy Moms, Strong Babies during the COVID-19 Pandemic Facebook Live event. This week’s discussion will focus on birth spacing and planning for a healthy pregnancy. Visit our March of Dimes page to view and join in the conversation!
Womens Health: ‘COVID-19 Is Even Deadlier If You’re Black, And I Want To Change That'
In Milwaukee, for example, 73 percent of people who die from the novel coronavirus are African American, yet African American people only make up 26 percent of the population.
New Mexico Residents
If you are concerned about your current health or that of relative or friend, the NMDH just released a means for self screening for covid 19:
https://bit.ly/2KOEITW
New Mexicans site for self screening:
https://bit.ly/2SpqrkR
If you self screen and seem to be negative, you must still follow the social distancing and community protection orders issued by the Governor and Dept. of Health! If you need medical help, the state Hotlines provide a practitioner who can do the screening with you and advise further steps:
Health Hotline - Coronavirus
1-855-600-3453
For Seniors in NM
1-866-699-4627
For Seniors living on the Navajo Nation:
1-928-871-6868
Are you having Trouble Finding the Page you are looking for? Feel free to contact us or use our A to Z page to find an alphabetical list of pages and services available on this site.
The Navajo Nation has the highest COVID19 infection rate after New York and New Jersey. 30% of residents do not have access to running water. AZ March of Dimes has been working to support our community partners in developing culturally appropriate information and resources.
https://bit.ly/2Ykbp3x
COVID-19 Information & Resources Most up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases around the Diné & Hopi Reservations: Navajo Epidemiology Center Coronavirus Response Hub EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS HEALTH TIPS ELDER SUPPORT HOPI RESOURCES YOUTH ACTIVITIES MENTAL HEALTH COVID-19 Across th...
Today is National Superhero Day and we are highlighting a few of our local NICU Superheros in New Mexico.
Names: Neala (F) was 2lbs and 11 oz. at birth and Rylan (M) was 3lbs and 1oz at birth
Age: 6, Born at 31+1
"We walk for these two littles and to raise awareness about premature birth and for healthy moms and babies!"
The Gilligan Twins has been the top fundraising family team in New Mexico for the past three years and we appreciate every dollar for our moms and babies.
Today is National Superhero Day and we are highlighting a few of our local NICU Superheros in New Mexico.
NICU Supehero: Scarlett, 2 Years Old.
Birthday 4/20/2018 Due Date 5/28/2018
Birth Weight 5lbs 10 oz, 19 inches
Her mom and dad, Kelcey & Alexander wrote: "We walk for this beautiful girl right here--- our daughter who was born at 34 weeks and 4 days, making her 5 weeks and 3 days premature and spent 3 weeks at Lovelace Women’s NICU. We walk to help raise awareness for the need to fund more research for healthier babies and healthier moms."
We are so excited to announce the launch of March of Dimes’ Supportive Pregnancy Virtual Groups (SPVG™)! March of Dimes will offer Supportive Pregnancy Virtual Groups (SPVG) to provide expectant individuals with social support in this time of need.
We ask that if you enroll in SPVG, you make your best effort to join the group each week to preserve group membership and comfort. Remember, group sizes are limited, and your attendance is valuable! SPVG sessions will be conducted on a weekly basis (every Thursday) and the length of the program will depend on how far along you are in your pregnancy. Please visit the registration page for more information on the SPVG schedule.
Session topics include:
Introduction to Supportive Pregnancy Virtual Groups + COVID-19 & Pregnancy
Prenatal Care + Genetic testing
Nutrition
Relationships and Stress Management
Chronic Conditions + Preterm Labor
Fetal Development + Pregnancy Discomforts
Harmful Substances (Environmental Exposures + Smoking & Substance Use)
Infection Prevention
Labor and Birth
Family Planning
Postpartum Care
Breastfeeding
Parenting and Newborn Care
*Session topics will vary based on your group and relevance.
March of Dimes fights for the health of all babies by supporting research, leading programs, education and advocacy. We're proud to support their efforts by sponsoring the virtual March for Babies Step Up! Challenge from Albuquerque. Join us: marchforbabies.org/albuquerque
#MFBStepUp #MarchForBabies
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Hello March for Babies Walkers!
Did you know that Tuesday, April 28th is National Superhero Day?! March of Dimes wants to celebrate your little heroes and all of the NICU warriors who are at the heart of our mission! Typically, we get to cheer on all of our mission children during the Superhero Sprint at March for Babies.
Since we can’t be together in person, we want you to send us a photo of your child to be featured in a special SUPERHERO album on our @marchofdimesalbuquerque page and my personal page.
Here is what you need to do:
• Take a photo of your March of Dimes Superhero wearing their purple March for Babies Cape.
o Don’t have a cape? No problem! You can send us a photo of your hero from last year’s walk OR we any photo you love.
• Email your photo back to Aisha Smith (https://bit.ly/34ZY95m) by 5pm on Monday, April 27th. If you’d like to add a caption to your photo, please include those details (Name, Age, brief mission story, birth weight, etc.).
• Watch Facebook on Tuesday, April 28th for a virtual celebration of March of Dimes Superheroes!
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By stepping up for moms and babies, donors will support:
o Research for COVID-19 treatments ensuring they are inclusive and safe for pregnant and lactating women.
o Fundraising and advocacy efforts needed to help those families directly impacted by COVID-19.
o Resources and training for doctors and nurses in the ICU and NICU who are fighting tirelessly for moms and babies every day.
o Development of educational materials for moms-to-be and families about what they should know to protect themselves.
Even in the best of times, moms and babies rely on our programs, research, advocacy and health information every day.
During this time of urgency given the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for March for Babies to Step Up! its support is even more critical.Babies can’t wait. Moms can’t wait. You can’t pause pregnancy. Moms and babies carry significant health risks, and the COVID-19 pandemic is putting more stress on a healthcare system that will be challenged to meet their needs.
So many of our supporters are at home with their families, imagining themselves in the position of that laboring mother, or new mom concerned for her baby in the NICU, and they want to do something right now to help. That is why March for Babies will proceed, but in a new way.
In honor of our 50th anniversary, we are challenging you to Step Up and fundraise from at least 50 donors for March for Babies. Even the smallest of donations make a world of a difference. So reach out to your friends and family and let's Step Up together.
The word is out: March for Babies Step Up is going virtual, and we need your help! Take a short video and share your story about why you step up for moms and babies by using the hashtag #MarchForBabies.
Moms and babies need us now more than ever. That’s why we’re going virtual and bringing our new March for Babies Step Up program straight into your home. It’s live now! Haven’t signed up yet? Visit marchforbabies.org to register and join us as we Step Up for moms and babies.
The health and safety of each and every one of you is of the greatest importance to us. As a valued member of the March of Dimes community, you know that March for Babies, at its core, is a months-long effort to rally the community around a cause for healthier moms and babies. At March of Dimes, we rely heavily on the engagement and fundraising activities in the months leading up to the one-day event to support our important research, advocacy and programmatic initiatives dedicated to moms and babies.
As COVID-19 adds to the U.S.'s current urgent maternal and infant health crisis, that means moms and babies need your help now more than ever. Following the continuing advice of the CDC, we can’t come together in person this spring, but we CAN continue to support moms, babies, and families through March for Babies. We’ll have more information about our new VIRTUAL event soon. In the meantime, if you haven’t yet registered for March for Babies, please do, and keep being the creative, passionate and dedicated fundraisers that you are! Visit marchforbabies.org for tools, updates and more. Thank you for all you do.
P.S. Looking for more steps you can take to protect your health and the health of your loved ones during the COVID-19 emergency? Visit marchofdimes.org/coronavirus.
We’ve created the Mom and Baby COVID-19 Intervention and Support Fund to ensure the health and safety of moms and babies across the country who are at greater risk due to coronavirus.
Learn more at: marchofdimes.org/covid19fund
Seven steps to protect yourself and loved ones from exposure to COVID-19. Share with family and friends and visit us online for the latest coronavirus updates at http://bit.ly/MODcovid19.
“Now that she’s so much healthier and she’s happy and she seems good, now is when I’m not good.”
March for Babies is where we show up for moms like Chelsie, for families who have faced terrifying days, weeks and months in the NICU. This is where our community showers families with love and support. We’re here for you. http://bit.ly/MFB20Reg
Each year thousands of moms and babies deal with complications from pregnancy and premature birth. It’s not fine, but with your help, it can be. Join March for Babies and help make a difference for families facing tough challenges: http://bit.ly/MFB20Reg
Today, we’re looking back with gratitude, and also forward, with hope, to what lies ahead in 2020. Your generous support means more funding for research, care and advocacy that will save lives, and time and again you have shown up when it’s mattered most. We promise to return it with equal commitment to funding the most promising research and promoting policy solutions at every level. Thank you and Happy New Year!
During the holiday season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made progress in the fight for the health of all moms and babies possible. From all of us at March of Dimes, Happy Holidays!
This Giving Tuesday, you fought for the health of all moms and babies. Your donations support programs, research, advocacy and so much more, ensuring that more families will have the best possible start. Thank you!
Your gift is essential for fueling innovative medical advances, programs that help families in the NICU and supporting women before, during and after pregnancy. It’s not fine, but it can be. http://bit.ly/MODGT19
So excited to host training on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome at Memorial Medical Center this morning! Thank you to H. Lyman, NICU Educator from John's Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, for presenting new models of care and approaches for babies suffering from NAS.
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We’ve created the Mom and Baby COVID-19 Intervention and Support Fund to ensure the health and safety of moms and babies across the country who are at greater risk due to coronavirus. Learn more at: marchofdimes.org/covid19fund
“Now that she’s so much healthier and she’s happy and she seems good, now is when I’m not good.” March for Babies is where we show up for moms like Chelsie, for families who have faced terrifying days, weeks and months in the NICU. This is where our community showers families with love and support. We’re here for you. http://bit.ly/MFB20Reg
Each year thousands of moms and babies deal with complications from pregnancy and premature birth. It’s not fine, but with your help, it can be. Join March for Babies and help make a difference for families facing tough challenges: http://bit.ly/MFB20Reg
Today, we’re looking back with gratitude, and also forward, with hope, to what lies ahead in 2020. Your generous support means more funding for research, care and advocacy that will save lives, and time and again you have shown up when it’s mattered most. We promise to return it with equal commitment to funding the most promising research and promoting policy solutions at every level. Thank you and Happy New Year!
This Giving Tuesday, you fought for the health of all moms and babies. Your donations support programs, research, advocacy and so much more, ensuring that more families will have the best possible start. Thank you!
It’s not fine that the U.S. is among the most dangerous developed nations for having a baby. With your help, we will fight for healthy moms and strong babies. Take action at http://bit.ly/PAM19FB.
We’re days away from delivering thousands of encouraging words of support to families in the NICU -- families facing long nights and hard days while their babies grow stronger and healthier. Add your note now: https://bit.ly/2NVYdLB
Help empower families before, during and after pregnancy with a do-it-yourself fundraising campaign, just like the fabulous families and staff from Busy Bee Play School. You choose the activity, and moms and babies win! Start your fundraiser today: http://bit.ly/DIYMOD #PrematurityAwarenessMonth
The more we share, the less we have to carry alone. Write a memorial on our Wall of Remembrance to honor your little ones gone too soon. marchofdimes.org/remembrancewall
Together we can fight for the health of moms and babies. With do-it-yourself fundraising, you can create and organize your own event, activity or challenge to give every family the best possible start. Your ideas. Your fundraiser. Your impact. marchofdimes.org/getactive Have you hosted a unique fundraiser for March of Dimes? Share your ideas in the comments below!
You make our NICU Family Support program, at more than 100 hospitals nationwide, possible. Reaching 90,000 NICU families like Lauren's annually, our program coordinators provide education, information and bedside support. You're truly making a difference for moms and dads during the most difficult of times. Share with us your #UnspokenStories about your NICU journey and join a powerful group of parents at unspokenstories.org. It only takes hearing one story like your own to know you're not alone.
You have great ideas to support moms and babies, and we're here to help you. With Fundraise Your Way, every dollar raised contributes to research breakthroughs, programs and tools that give every mom and baby the best possible start. And it’s all thanks to you! Learn more at http://bit.ly/DIYMOD.
This Father’s Day, we want to hear your #UnspokenStories. What have you experienced but never gotten the chance to share? What do you wish people talked more about with fatherhood, pregnancy and parenting? www.unspokenstories.org
Today we celebrate the life of Dr. Virginia Apgar, on what would be her 110th birthday! A pioneer in the field of maternal and child health and a medical leader at March of Dimes for 15 years, she developed what is now known as the APGAR score, a system used worldwide for evaluating the physical condition of newborns at birth. Learn more about her impressive legacy at http://bit.ly/MODApgar.
“Moms, you’re not alone. I know the struggle. Just have faith and you’ll see that your children will grow and be so resilient and flourish. So stay strong, mamas!” - Antoinette. Every mother has a story. This Mother's Day, share yours at unspokenstories.org. #UnspokenStories
The women of National Basketball Wives Association are sharing their #UnspokenStories to bring together communities of moms like you who want to connect and share with each other. Share your story and help every mom, mom-to-be and those hoping to become moms to feel heard, valued and supported this Mother’s Day and every day. http://bit.ly/UnspokenStories
"One of the most important issues I'd like to see addressed is mental health care for NICU families. My son, Lucien, was born at 28 weeks, weighed 1 lb. 3 oz. and was in the NICU for three months. I want to give a voice to all those parents who are silently suffering." - Laura Vargas, March of Dimes Gretchen Carlson MOMentum fellow. We applaud Laura's leadership and advocacy on behalf of NICU parents. If you or someone you know has experienced preterm birth and/or are currently in the NICU, we have resources to help: bit.ly/MODnicuresources. You are not alone. #MMHWeek2019 #MakingOverMotherhood
Depression isn’t always easy to recognize in yourself or in loved ones. But up to 1 in 7 moms has postpartum depression—intense, lasting feelings of sadness, worry and tiredness after giving birth that make it hard to live her life and take care of her baby. Watch and then share these helpful resources: http://bit.ly/notjusttheblues #MMHWeek2019 #MakingOverMotherhood
“I was totally unprepared to have a premature baby. I didn’t think it would happen to me. The first time I got to hold him, I outstretched my arms and they put him in my hand. That’s how small he was.” - Maysa Leak It’s time to break the silence and share our #UnspokenStories about prematurity. What’s your story?
We’re sharing #UnspokenStories to bring awareness to issues that affect so many of us. We thank Janell of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated for sharing hers during Black Maternal Health Week. You’re not alone. What’s your story? #BMHW19
Our Superhero Sprint is a kids “fun run” that puts our mission in motion! Every superhero needs a cape, so register for March for Babies and sign your kids up today: marchforbabies.org. Who's your superhero?
Need some March for Babies fundraising tips? We have you covered! Tip #1: reach your goal faster when you link your fundraiser to Facebook! It's easy and you can start right away on your personal fundraising page at marchforbabies.org.
Together our community raised critical funds that helped support of one of the most exciting discoveries in new technology out of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis - just published this week! Thanks to your support, this breakthrough research may one day allow doctors to identify and stop contractions that lead to preterm labor. Can we count on you to step up and register for March for Babies and help make more breakthroughs possible? Sign up today at marchforbabies.org.
Today we celebrate the women who make this community and everything we do together possible. Women are leading the fight for the health of every mom and baby! Share and tag a strong, compassionate, powerful, inspiring woman you know and, along with us, wish her a happy International Women's Day!
If you've had a baby, you're likely familiar with the Apgar score, a system used worldwide for evaluating the physical condition of newborns at birth. But did you know this test is named for Dr. Virginia Apgar, an obstetrical anesthesiologist who also served as a medical leader at March of Dimes for 15 years? Learn more about her impressive legacy: http://bit.ly/MODApgar. #WomensHistoryMonth
Ashley Cooper, mom of four-year-old twins, is passionate about education, the environment and the well-being of mothers and children everywhere, and was named a March of Dimes Gretchen Carlson fellow in 2018. "It has been really invigorating, especially during this particular time in our country, to stand hand-in-hand with my neighbors and work on projects and use our voices for the greater good." What's important to you in the fight for the health of all moms and babies?
We're so proud to have the incredible women of the National Basketball Wives Association support the fight for the health of all moms and babies. This weekend we launched our partnership by celebrating 80 beautiful moms in North Carolina with a baby shower! And together we'll continue to call for #blanketchange until all moms have the care and resources they deserve!
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We believe that every baby deserves the best possible start. Unfortunately, not all babies get one. We are changing that. From advocacy to education to research, we’re working to level the playing field so that all moms and babies are healthy. Because when a society supports every family, the future is brighter for all. And when communities work together, even the toughest problems can be solved.
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