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March for Babies - Kauai 2016 Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016
Kauai 2016 Ambassador Family he 2016 Kauai March for Babies Ambassador family is the Shinno family. Stephanie Shinno was expecting her second child – the first boy in mid-May; but Syler had other plans. After arriving at KVMH with contractions, the hospital decided on a C-section and Syler was born on April 6, 2007 at just over 5 lbs. – over a month pre-mature. At first, everything seemed ok, but Syler was diagnosed with sleep apnea which required an emergency flight to Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children on Oahu where the only NICU (neo-natal intensive care unit) is located. Syler spent several days in an incubator. While at the hospital, Stephanie recalls, “He was sleeping, and at times we had to rub his belly to remind him to breathe. They (March of Dimes volunteers) taught me how to read his vital signs, gave me free bottles to store breast milk, free diapers, and a pacifier. Agencies, such as the March of Dimes, make it possible for parents like me to receive these necessities so I could focus on our little man.”
Syler celebrated his 9th birthday on April 6. He attends Wilcox Elementary; plays basketball, football at Lihue Boys & Girls Club, dances hip hop at Aloha Dance Studio, and loves playing golf with Mom (Stephanie), his older sister Aaliyah Nero, and his younger brother Lytron Shinno. He is also a Bear Cub Scout with Pack 148. The March of Dimes is a uniquely American story whose effects have been felt all over the world! FDR founded this organization in 1938 to eradicate the disease that crippled him and millions of others…by asking school children to collect and mail in dimes. As incredible as it sounds, the research effort that led to the eradication of polio was funded not with multi-million dollar gifts, but with spare change. In addition to raising the money to fund the research to develop the vaccine we also fielded a volunteer organization to facilitate the vaccination to hundreds of millions of children and adults. Those efforts gave birth to this organization, The March of Dimes. And the result was the fulfillment of our mission: the elimination of polio in the United States.
Time: 8:00 AM 6:45 AM Where: Lydgate Park main pavilion Lydgate Park 4470 Nalu Road Kapaa, HI 96746 Register online at www.marchforbabies.org. For more information, call 1-800-272-5240. We’re getting ready to walk in March for Babies! It promises to be a fun day out with people who share our passion for improving the health of babies. Join family teams, company teams and people walking with friends for a great cause: making a difference for real families right here in our community. Sign up and raise money to help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.
Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
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march for babies March of Dimes Hawai‘i still needs your help! Visit any of our Kaua‘i stores and make a donation of $1 or $5. Since 2008, Longs has raised over $1,000,000 statewide in donations.
Join us on Saturday, May 7th at 8:00am at Lydgate Park | 4470 Nalu Road-Kapa‘a | Registration: 7:00am marchofdimes.org/hawaii/
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The History The work of March of Dimes has literally changed the world The funds we raise go toward community programs and important research that will have the broadest impact on the health of all babies.
Community In our efforts to educate, ensure care for, and provide support for women and their families, each MOD chapter funds programs that address maternal and infant health issues specific to their communities, demographics, and the communities most pressing needs.
Advocacy Nationally and locally, MOD staff and volunteers visit their policy makers and discuss needs and resource funding that will improve the health of women and children.
Research MOD funds cutting edge discoveries and life-saving treatments. Throughout our history our research funding has resulted in the development of preventions,
medicine, equipment and protocols that benefit every baby.
Education MOD educates women and their families as well as healthcare professionals on important topics concerning healthy outcomes for women and babies. Award-winning materials in both English and Spanish are used.
Support March of Dimes annually serves over 90,000 families in 120 hospitals who have
babies in local NICUs through our NICU Family Support program. Program provides comfort and information to families with premature and sick newborns and supports hospital initiatives to further family-centered care practices.
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From customized birth plans to private labor suites, Wilcox provides quality care before, during and following birth, right here on Kaua‘i. Our expert staff is here for you through childbirth education, lactation consultation, labor management and newborn care. As part of the Hawai‘i Pacific Health family of hospitals, we offer a seamless connection to neonatal experts at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, if needed. Call 245-1441 to schedule a tour and to learn more, or visit wilcoxhealth.org/maternity.
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NICU Family Support
The NICU Family Support program was started 13 years ago and is in more than 120 hospitals across the country. This program provides information and comfort to families during the NICU hospitalization of their newborn, during the transition home, and in the event of a newborn death. The program contributes to NICU staff professional development and promotes the philosophy of family-centered care throughout NICUs. Babies in the NICU may have been born too small, too soon, or with a medical condition that requires intensive care. Throughout the NICU experience, parents can be involved in their baby’s care in a variety of important ways. The March of Dimes has developed the NICU Family Support program to help support families during their baby’s time in the NICU. The program also educates NICU staff about the best
ways to support babies, families, and each other. Hospitals with a NICU Family Support program are able to offer their families special materials including keepsake booklets for their baby, a guide for parenting in the NICU, and a NICU glossary and guide. There are special materials for families with babies in the NICU less than 14 days, a common experience that can also be very frightening and stressful. As part of the program, March of Dimes also provides information for extended family members such as grandparents and siblings, and materials just for dads. In addition, families can access March of Dimes NICU resources online from any device with an internet connection.
How March of Dimes helps local families
NICU Family Support also provides ongoing education for hospital staff. This education focuses on best practices in supporting families, and the benefits of appropriate family-centered care for NICU babies at every stage of development. Education for staff is based on evidence based care, to help support staff in their important role. The program is currently implemented in over 120 NICUs across the country including here in Hawaii at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children.
The Hawaii Chapter supports a part-time NICU Family Support Specialist at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. The program was launched in 2005. Since that time we have: • Distributed more than 5,000 parent care kits to families • Offered more than 325 parent activities/parent education hours • Touched the lives of over 4,000 family members who attended • Activities/education hours including parents, grandparents and siblings • Trained over 60 Kapiolani staff in Family-Centered Care (plus 10 non-Kapiolani staff trainings) • Invested over a half a million dollars in this program In the United States, a baby is born prematurely every minute, and approximately 72 die each day before reaching their first birthday. Worldwide, 15 million babies are born too soon each year. Babies born just a few weeks early are at risk for developmental delays and medical problems.
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Because of your support! Your valuable support of March of Dimes helps us further our mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
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Mahalo for your support
Your valuable support of March of Dimes helps us further our mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. March for Babies will be held in at Lydgate Park on Saturday, May 7th. It’s a family-friendly event where the community comes together to raise money to support research, services, education and advocacy in the fight against prematurity, birth defects and infant mortality. There will be live entertainment, activities for the keiki from Fun N Kwazy and games and prizes with Kustom Sounds Kauai. Interested walkers can visit marchforbabies.org to sign up and raise money as an individual or to join a team. You can also start a family or company team and make a donation. For more information about March for Babies, contact Kauai’s March for babies’ coordinator Juno Apalla at japalla@marchofdimes.org or 971-634-5840. Or you may call the March of Dimes Hawaii office toll free at 1-800-272-5240.
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