March Of Dimes Case Study

March of Dimes is an organization that fights to prevent birth defects and premature births among babies all over the world. This organization was originally founded and named the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis by Franklin D Roosevelt (“About Us”). Roosevelt founded this organization when he had a personal encounter with polio. The foundation soon became known as the March of Dimes when they turned their focus to birth defects and prematurity in children. March of Dimes has been fighting premature birth since 2003 when the rise of prematurity became too high to ignore. Since then, many babies and families going through the effects of birth defects and prematurity have been, and continue to be, greatly impacted by the constant help …show more content…
The pain quickly progressed and her water broke in the restroom of the restaurant and an ambulance was quickly flagged down on the street. When they got Marcie into the ambulance to examine her they found that the crown of the baby’s head was already showing. Within twenty seconds miss Lola was born, weighing one pound and seven ounces. At first they believed that Lola was stillborn, but in another twenty seconds she began breathing. The EMTs put Lola on a ventilator and rushed her to Woodhull Medical Center where doctors and nurses quickly began taking care of her. Marcie Haley stated “I think the biggest thing with prematurity is that it doesn’t just end…and you walk out, and these babies that are lucky enough to survive have upward battles of developmental delays, vision problems, feeding problems – and I think the March of Dimes is an incredible support community for families who are continuing on the journey.” Catherine Aboulhouda was expected to arrive in October around Halloween, instead she arrived on the 4th of July (Dimes, March of). Catherine weighed one pound and ten ounces and measured to be twelve inches long. Because she was born sixteen weeks early, her eyes were still fused shut. She suffered from heart disease, bleeding in the brain, jaundice, and a heart murmur. After she spent 113 days in the NICU she was finally able to go home, however she had to take some monitors and oxygen with her. Catherine is now five years old and lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She loves singing, reading with her grandparents, and swimming with her big brother Michael. Shellee Jameson was diagnosed with preeclampsia with her first baby at only 26 weeks into her pregnancy. She was then hospitalized and put on complete bedrest. The cause of her