Congratulations to the brilliant scientists working on this research; which is funded in part by March of Dimes. On behalf of mothers and babies everywhere, we thank you! From HealthCanal: Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells – brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) [...]
Archive for the ‘Birth Defects’ Category
March of Dimes funded OHSU discovery may lead to new treatment for Rett Syndrome
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, In the News, March of Dimes, Our Partners, Research, tagged babies, March of Dimes, OHSU, research, rett syndrome on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
September is Newborn Screening Awareness month
Posted in Baby Talk, Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, tagged March of Dimes, newborn screening on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Newborn Screening September is Newborn Screening Awareness month. Screening your newborn for up to 30 treatable conditions is essential for their optimal health and well being. Here’s just a few of the things newborn screening can detect: CH = Congenital hypothyroidism Incidence: greater than 1 in 5,000. This thyroid hormone deficiency severely retards both growth [...]
Lobby Day: Motherhood and Apple Pie
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, tagged apple pie, HB 2236, lobby day, March of Dimes, motherhood, Oregon, state capitol on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
March of Dimes staff and volunteers handed out apple pie at the Oregon State Capitol today–along with information about maternal and infant health. In addition to educating those who picked up a slice of fruity American goodness about our mission and our hope to get HB 2236 (the Birth Anomaly Registry Bill) passed, we also [...]
Learn more about the Birth Anomaly Registry on Jefferson Public Radio
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, In the News, March of Dimes, tagged birth anomaly registry, Birth Defects, hb2236, jefferson exchange, jefferson public radio, joanne rogovoy, Oregon on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You know March of Dimes of Greater Oregon is holding a Lobby Day at the Oregon State Capitol on Tuesday, April 5th. You know we’re going to be talking about maternal and infant health and why it’s so important to have a birth anomaly registry. And you know we’re going to be handing out apple [...]
Our Ambassadors in the news
Posted in Ambassador, Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, In the News, March for Babies, March of Dimes, prematurity, Why I Walk, tagged micro-preemie, NICU on March 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Two of our Chapter Ambassadors are inspiring others by sharing their stories, thanks to the Albany Democrat-Herald , the Corvallis Gazette Times and the Woodburn Independent. In yesterday’s Democrat-Herald on page 3 and today’s Gazette Times the Glaser family talks about having a baby with birth defects. And then finding out they’re having another. Pick [...]
The women in March of Dimes history: Virginia Apgar
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, prematurity, tagged apgar score, March of Dimes, newborn, virginia apgar on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Creator of the Apgar Score, which is now given to every baby born in the U.S. and beyond, Virginia Apgar left her successful career as an obstetric anesthesiologist to head the Department of Congenital Malformations at March of Dimes in 1959. It wasn’t long before she became Vice President of Medical Affairs. She was the first person [...]
The women in March of Dimes history: Louise Roy Sellars
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, tagged FBLA, louise roy sellars, March of Dimes, youth programs on March 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
National Director of Youth Programs from 1959 to 1983, Louise Roy Sellars organized four national youth conferences on birth defects from 1968 to 1977. Her work laid the foundation for March of Dimes youth programs that are still going strong across the nation. In fact, Sellars was instrumental in partnering with high level organizations such as Future Business [...]
The women in March of Dimes history: Dorothy Ducas
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, tagged dorothy ducas, eleanor roosevelt, March of Dimes, polio on March 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
March is Women’s History Month, and a great time to highlight some of the amazing women who have helped make March of Dimes what it is today. Here’s the first of several entries on the women in March of Dimes history, taken from a fabulous presentation by our national archivist, David Rose. In the 1930s [...]
Our day at the Oregon State Capital
Posted in Ambassador, Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, March of Dimes, prematurity, Research, tagged birth anomaly registry, Birth Defects, birth outcomes, cdc, March of Dimes on February 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Jennifer, Jessica, Jordyn and Davis Several of us from the Portland office spent Friday afternoon in Salem attending and / or testifying at the hearing for HB 2236: a birth anomaly registry bill. In addition to our staff and board members; mission moms Jennifer, Jessica and Jordyn shared their personal stories and support for tracking [...]
Voice your support for the Birth Anomaly Registry Bill
Posted in Birth Defects, Facts and Figures, In the News, March of Dimes, tagged birth anomaly registry, Birth Defects, HB 2236, March of Dimes, Oregon on February 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
March of Dimes is advocating for a birth anomaly (aka: birth defect) registry and we sure could use your support. The Oregon House Health Care Committee will be hearing HB 2236 this Friday; and we’d love your help in calling the committee members to let them know how important this bill is. Oregon is 1 of only 4 states in the nation [...]
