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March of Dimes : ウィキペディア英語版 | March of Dimes
The March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.marchofdimes.org/materials/2009-annual-report.pdf )〕 It was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio. It has since taken up promoting general health for pregnant women and babies. ==Organization== The March of Dimes is a not-for-profit organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.marchofdimes.org/mission.aspx )〕 The foundation is headquartered in White Plains, New York, and has 51 chapters across the U.S., including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The March of Dimes provides mothers, pregnant women and women of childbearing age with educational resources on baby health, pregnancy, preconception and new motherhood, as well as supplying information and support to families affected by prematurity, birth defects, or other infant health problems.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.adweek.com/aw/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003696985 )〕 The organization began in 1938 as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. In 1976 it became known as the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. In 2007, the name became the March of Dimes Foundation.〔
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