March of Dimes

Health & Safety

North Carolina scores poorly on maternal and child health report card

10:00am November 18, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

The March of Dimes has released its latest Report Card on maternal and infant health.

U.S. map shows most states score poorly on a grading system for pre-term births.

A nonprofit says preterm births are up in the U.S. — and it's not a partisan issue

3:38pm November 15, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

March of Dimes' annual report on infant and maternal health drops the U.S. from a C- to a D+, citing a 15-year high in the preterm birth rate. But it also offers some encouraging signs and solutions.

This map from the nonprofit March of Dimes shows maternity care deserts across the U.S. in 2020.

Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here's what can be done

9:43am October 12, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

A report from the nonprofit March of Dimes finds that 36% of counties in the U.S. are "maternity care deserts," meaning they have no obstetric hospitals or birth centers and no obstetric providers.

Elvis Presley got his polio vaccination from Dr. Harold Fuerst and Dr. Leona Baumgartner at CBS' Studio 50 in New York City on Oct. 28, 1956. The chart-topping singer took part in a March of Dimes campaign to convince teens to get vaccinated.

Can't Help Falling In Love With A Vaccine: How Polio Campaign Beat Vaccine Hesitancy

9:00am May 03, 2021

by Susan Brink

This isn't the first big vaccine rollout, and the past holds lessons for the pandemic present. Here's a look at how the polio vaccine overcame U.S. hesitancy.