What started as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s personal struggle with polio led to the creation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, now better known as March of Dimes. The foundation pioneered vaccine research that led to the eradication of polio in the United States, and has since shifted its focus to health threats facing moms and babies, leading to innovations like follic acid, newborn screening and surfactant therapy.
Now for more than 80 years, March of Dimes has been a leader in the fight for all moms and babies, and is now fighting to level the playing field for growing families, no matter their age, socioeconomic background or demographics.
March of Dimes offers free tools and resources for expectant and new moms, holds March for Change events across the country, and supports medical research to help give moms and babies the best start and save lives along the way. Find ways you can volunteer with March of Dimes and donate here on the foundation’s website.
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