Your Health -- SIDS risk greater in day care. A substantial number of crib deaths take place in day care settings, where caretakers may be less likely know the importance of putting babies to sleep on their backs, according to a new study.
• CNN: August 11, 2000

Study says U.S. children better off than in past years. From toddlers to teen-agers, children in the United States are now healthier, better fed, and less likely to live in poverty than in past years, according to a study the government released on Thursday.
• CNN: July 13, 2000

Brooklyn baby deaths double the national average. New York City health experts are alarmed by figures showing that babies are dying in some sections of Brooklyn at a rate double the national average.
• CNN: April 1, 2000

Susan Lucci takes on a new role as partner with the March of Dimes National Ambassador. As All My Children's Erica Kane, she has survived kidnappings and airplane crashes ... and attempted a daring helicopter prison break. But, as Susan Lucci, she is ... joining with the March of Dimes this year to help save babies.
• March of Dimes: January 6, 2000

Folic acid may help prevent Down Syndrome. Women with a genetic mutation which interferes with the body's ability to absorb folic acid are at higher risk for having children with Down syndrome, according to a study sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• CNN: September 29, 1999

March of Dimes WalkAmerica for Healthier Babies CIGNA HealthCare and the March of Dimes... the Walk that Saves Babies. For the sixth consecutive year, CIGNA HealthCare is proud to serve as the exclusive national health care sponsor of March of Dimes WalkAmerica.
• CIGNA