Jaxon met the Governor last week. We were promoting a proclamation signing for prematurity awareness month. Being able to show a child that has been impacted by programs to support prematurity is a real eye opener. The look on the Governor's face when he was told 1 in 8 babies in Kansas are born prematurely was a look of shock. I don't think he realized how serious this is. The March of Dimes scores each state every year by their ability to change these numbers for the better. This year Kansas got a "B" Doesn't sound great but its pretty good considering only 1 state got an "A" Vermont. There were way to many states with "F's"
I had no idea before having Jaxon how much prematurity there really was. So now every chance I get I like to get the word out.
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