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What

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

March of Dimes NICU Family Support programs, located in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, offers information and education to parents experiencing difficulties at the beginning of their baby's life. Many babies arrived too soon and/or have life-threatening complications. Few parents are prepared for these unforeseen circumstances, leaving many questions unanswered.

Activities

Parent care kits and other materials provide plain language answers as to what to expect during a difficult time, enabling parents to take care of and for, as well as create a bond with, their struggling baby in the neonatal intensve care unit.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $210
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $49,790
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

Resources

Why

Potential Long Term Impact

The overall NICU Family Support project will provide support and answers to almost 30,000 families this year better enabling them to deal with their baby's stay in the NICU and transition their baby to home.

Project Message

"I thank the March of Dimes from the bottom of my heart for NICU Family Support. It has helped parents of our babies to BE parents while the babies are still in the unit."
- Elayne McNamara, NICU Occupational Therapist, Shands Hospital

Who

Where

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Health.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 06, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 06, 2008.

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