Premature Birth

In recent weeks, the March of Dimes has held its annual March for Babies walks across the Chicago area. The walks benefit community programs and research aimed at helping pregnant moms reach full-term pregnancy. According to the March of Dimes, 1 in 9...

When the international child welfare organization Save The Children began crunching the data for its latest report on mortality rates of newborn babies, it came up with a locally stunning finding: Of the largest counties in the United States, Lehigh...

There were 11,256 bottles of wine in the cellar of Antoine's Restaurant on the morning of Aug. 29 when Hurricane Katrina struck, some of them rare, most of them expensive and all of them ruined when the power failed, the air conditioning died and the...

It was all about the babies today in the Roanoke Valley. Hundreds came out to the Salem Civic Center to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the March of Dimes.  This year's goal is to raise $120,000. This year, UnitedHealthCare of Roanoke donated 10-...

Six years ago, State Police Lt. Paul Vance's grandson was born 15 weeks early. "I've seen a lot of things in my police career, and one of the most difficult things for me was to hold him when he was two pounds on Christmas Day," Vance said. "I held him...

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

The March of Dimes has raised $328,000 to date thanks in part to over 4,000 residents who participated in a fundraiser Sunday morning at Rentschler field. The ongoing March for Babies event includes nine walk fundraisers in Connecticut split between the...

Terri Shoemaker had heard of March of Dimes. She knew a little about the organization, she said, but not enough to think about supporting it. Then 20 years ago, her son, Kelton Miller, was born five weeks early. “He was 6 and a half pounds. He...

SCHOOL STANDARDS Bill would delay new Indiana school standards INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislators are set to suspend implementation of a national set of reading and math education standards and order a new round of public hearings on them. A...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Chinese immigrant accused of killing her unborn infant by eating rat poison while pregnant says her life has been difficult since she was charged but that she still loves the United States. Thirty-six-year-old Bei Bei Shuai...

More than 600 Harford County residents joined to support the nation's smallest citizens at the 2013 March for Babies on Sunday along Route 23 in Forest Hill, raising in excess of $100,000 to improve and protect the health of infants. Now in its 43rd ...

Lace up your sneakers and join the March of Dimes annual "March for Babies Broward" May 4 at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Davie. More than 7,500 Broward residents and business leaders will join forces for the 3-mile stroll. Each year in Florida,...