Blog Your Support in the Fight for Preemies on November 17th

Written by Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT Sunday, October 11 2009 12:30

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According to the March of Dimes report on premature births, nearly 13 million babies worldwide are born prematurely each year. This is about 9.6 percent of babies experiencing a preterm birth. Half a million of these premature births in the United States. Of those babies born prematurely more than one million die worldwide. 

On Tuesday November 17th you can show your support for March of Dimes Fight for Preemies by blogging about a baby you love or blogging about prematurity and help raise awareness about premature births.

Premature births affect approximately 10 percent of the babies born. Each year nearly 13 million babies are born prematurely. In the United States about half a million babies are born prematurely and end up being admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units. More than one million premature babies die each year and those who survive often face serious health challenges and risk lifelong disabilities. 

The Fight for Preemies is being organized by Bloggers Unite and the March of Dimes to raising awareness of the crisis of premature birth. Bloggers are invited to get involved by spreading the word about the Fight for Preemies and to post a blog on November 17th during Prematurity Awareness Month.

There are many ways to get involved both before and on November 17th.

Before November 17th

Before the November 17th "Blog-in" you can help spread the word in several ways.

• Post a blog entry about the November 17th "Blog-in."
• Send email messages to your family and friends.
• Tweet about the March of Dimes (@marchofdimes) on Twitter.
• Follow the March of Dimes on Facebook and post messages.
• Put a March of Dimes badge and/or a banner on your blog or website.
• Put a Bloggers Unite badge on your website.
• Sign up for the Bloggers Unite, Fight for Preemies event.

Blog on November 17th

November 17 is the day that was chosen by the March of Dimes and Bloggers Unite to encourage bloggers to fight for preemies. On November 17th, bloggers are asked to post a blog on November 17th for "a baby you love and to help others" and because "We need to fight ― because babies shouldn’t have to."

You can find out more about the Fight for Preemies by following the link on the banner below:

More on Bloggers Unite

Bloggers Unite is an attempt to harness the power of the blogosphere to make the world a better place. Since 2007 Bloggers Unite along with Blogcatalog.com have been raising awareness about different issues by using a large network of bloggers for a force of good.

The BlogCatalog team picks a topic and ask bloggers to participate on a single day to raise awareness about a particular cause.

By asking bloggers to write about a particular subject on 1 day of the month, it is their hope that a single voice can be joined with thousands to help make a difference.

More on the March of Dimes

Dyer KA. 2009. March of Dimes Supporting NICU Families with NICU Family Support. Type-A Mom.

Dyer KA. 2009. NICU Family Support from the March of Dimes. NICU Parent Support Blog.

Dyer KA. 2008. Identifying, Understanding and Working with Grieving Parents in the NICU - Presentation on Docstoc. NICU Parent Support Blog. A presentation that I gave at a given at a local March of Dimes conference.

Image: Bloggers Unite, March of Dimes Logos.

About the Author

Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT is a respected physician, an expert in life challenges, loss, grief and bereavement, professional health educator, professor, lecturer and author. She is also the Parent of a very healthy NICU Survivor.

Dr. Dyer created and has maintained Journey of Hearts, a website for anyone who has ever experienced a loss. She is the author of For Those Who Hold the Littlest Hands, an eBook written to provide information, encouragement and support for NICU parents. She is the founder of the NICU Parent Support Site, a website developed to provide information, encouragement and support for NICU parents.

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My Oldest Daughter Was Born Prematurely momontherun (Author) 2009-10-13 10:31:44 So I'll definitely participate! I'm writing my post right now and scheduling it to appear on November 17th!

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