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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. kicks off Annual Prenatal Education Fair through Project Cradle Care |
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. has partnered with the March of Dimes to promote Project Cradle Care on January 21,2012 to conduct Prenatal Education Fairs nationwide through local chapters.
Project Cradle Care is a part of the sorority's signature umbrella program Project Reassurance Healthy Generations that seeks to improve pregnancy outcomes by increasing the number of women who receive prenatal education and care. According to the March of Dimes one in eight babies is born too soon. Premature birth is the number one cause of death in infants during their first month of life.
Project CRADLE Care seeks to: • Improve pregnancy outcomes in the community among women of childbearing age through assisting with prenatal education and care.
• Increase awareness and understanding among women of childbearing age regarding infant care and child development.
• Collaborate with hospitals, managed care organizations, community- based prenatal care providers, churches, and other organizations.
For more information about the program contact visit the Sorority's website at: http://www.sgrho1922.org. |
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Prenatal Health Fair Sheduled Saturday |
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A prenatal health fair called Project Cradle Care will be held in conjunction with National Birth Defects Month from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
The event is sponsored by the Augusta chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority in partnership with the March of Dimes. Women of childbearing age are invited to the Salvation Army’s Kroc Center, 1833 Broad St., for information on pregnancy, birth defects and infant care.
One in eight babies is born prematurely in the United States, according to the March of Dimes. The rate of premature birth has increased by 20 percent since the early 1990s and is the number one cause of death during a baby’s first month of life.
From the Augusta Chronicle |
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