Friday, November 04, 2011
Did you know that November is "Prematurity Awareness Month"?
According to the March of Dimes, "the awareness month kicks off on November 1 with the release of the 2011 Premature Birth Report Card and November 17 marks World Prematurity Day."* The goal is to bring the serious problem of premature births to light.
According to the Report Card*, the United States received a "C" and Texas received a "D"....meaning that we still have some work to do in order to bring our prematurity rates down. Please check out their website (listed below) for more information on how you can help raise awareness this month and throughout the year!
Happy November!
Julie Hudson, MSN, RN
NCBH NICU
*http://www.marchofdimes.com/mission/prematurity.html
Sunshine
is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating;
there
is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
~John Ruskin
The weather here in San Antonio has been gorgeous lately....such a difference from the 105 degree Summer!! Have you and your family been enjoying the change?
It is a great time to be out hiking, biking, walking, etc. Share with us some of the fun Fall activities you and your NICU grad have been participating in!
Drop me an email by clicking on my name below or click on the "Comments" link to share with everyone.
Happy Harvest!
Julie Hudson, MSN, RN
NCBH NICU