March of Dimes - MOD
http://www.marchofdimes.com
Charity Category:
Health & Disease
The leading health organization dedicated to the mission that all babies get a healthy start to life.
Strives to protect babies from illness by preventing birth defects and decreasing infant mortality. They carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives. March of Dimes researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates work together to give all babies a fighting chance against the threats to their health such as prematurity, birth defects, and low birthweight.Genetic birth defects leave children unable to walk, to hear, to think, or even to fight off disease. March of Dimes investments in genetic research already are starting to yield results.The March of Dimes is fighting so that all babies, children and pregnant women get health insurance.They educate pregnant women to know what to worry about and what not to worry about when it comes to having a healthy baby through their Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education CenterSM.