Broward March for Babies raises funds, awareness for moms, newborns

DAVIE, Fla. – Every measurement counted astatine the Broward County March for Babies locomotion astatine Nova Southeastern University.

The yearly locomotion was held Saturday greeting astatine the Nova Southeastern University campus.

The walk, enactment connected by the March of Dimes, is simply a community-driven effort to rise consciousness and funds to assistance amended the wellness of moms and babies not lone locally, but nationwide. Many were recognized and honored, including the Swaby family.

Their baby, Dereon, was calved astatine lone 25 weeks and spent 94 days successful the neonatal intensive attraction portion astatine Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital successful Hollywood.

“When Dereon came, I didn’t cognize what to expect and each time to time was interaction and go. So I didn’t cognize what to expect. I’m truthful grateful he’s astatine this large size that helium is now, healthy, thriving, reaching galore of his milestones,” his mom, Brittney Mordan, said. “It conscionable means a batch to maine to advocator for moms and maternal wellness and premature babies due to the fact that of my journey. I person a passionateness for it present that I didn’t person before.”

Dereon is present a blessed 3-year-old. Mordan is studying to go a NICU caregiver wherever she gave birth.

March of Dimes is inactive fundraising to scope its goal. For accusation astir however you tin help, sojourn the charity’s website.

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