Honor the 76,000 mothers and half a million babies who died this year because of preeclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome and related hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Support the millions more babies and mothers who will suffer poor outcomes. Help us promise healthier pregnancies for families around the world.
5 Easy Things You Can Do To Raise Awareness in May.
- “Like” Preeclampsia Foundation on Facebook and recommend it to others.
- Participate in our 31 Days of Tweets campaign. Send out a tweet each day of the month to inform and inspire others.
- Post our Preeclampsia Awareness Month web button to your blog, website or share via social media. Just right-click on the image and choose "Save Image As" to save on your local computer and re-use in multiple locations. Or, grab and paste the direct HTML coding for websites and blogs:
<a href="http://www.promisewalk.org"><img src="http://www.preeclampsia.org/images/pw/website_button.jpg"></a>
- Create a Pin and tag us to add your image to the Virtual Memorial & Survivor Quilt on Pinterest.
- Join a Promise Walk. 92% of every Promise Walk dollar raised goes directly to research and education.
Together we can raise awareness of this serious problem and help more mothers and babies start healthy lives.
Preeclampsia Awareness Month Events
Week 1: Driving Awareness at Home & Abroad
Tuesday, April 30, 2013:
#PreAM13 Twitter Party: Kick-Off to Preeclampsia Awareness
Wednesday, May 1, 2013:
Preeclampsia Awareness Month Begins!
Join our ViaCord Facebook fundraising campaign
Friday, May 3, 2013:
Maternal Health blog post & Infographic
Saturday, May 4, 2013:
5 Promise Walk for Preeclampsia locations
Week 2: Educating & Empowering Expectant Moms
Sunday, May 5, 2013:
1 Promise Walk for Preeclampsia location
Monday, May 6, 2013:
Mission Monday blog: BabyCenter supports Empowered Patients
Wednesday, May 8, 2013:
Walk Wednesday blog: Virtual Walk = Real Support
Thursday, May 9, 2013:
#PreAM13 Chat: Empowered Patients w/Elizabeth Cohen 12 noon ET
Saturday, May 11, 2013:
12 Promise Walk for Preeclampsia locations
Week 3: Highlighting Heart Health 4 Moms
Sunday, May 12, 2013:
Mother's Day (US)
Monday, May 13, 2013:
Mission Monday blog: Britax, Moms & Postpartum Heart Health
Thursday, May 16, 2013:
#PreAM13 Twitter Chat: Valuing Heart Health with @SCAI 1 pm ET
Saturday, May 18, 2013:
7 Promise Walk for Preeclampsia locations
Week 4: Accelerating Research for A Cure
Sunday, May 19, 2013:
3 Promise Walk for Preeclampsia locations
Monday, May 20, 2013:
Mission Monday blog: Happy Family supports Happy Moms & Babies
Thursday, May 23, 2013:
#PreAM13 Twitter Chat: Research for Patients 1 PM ET
Saturday, May 25, 2013:
1 Promise Walk for Preeclampsia location
Week 5: Changing the Face of Healthcare Quality
Thursday, May 30, 2013:
Understanding the Continuum of Care: Nurses, Midwives & Doulas
Friday, May 31, 2013:
The Preeclampsia Foundation Virtual Quilt
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