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Lastly, I know how difficult it is to really get your voice heard. Building this web site has given me first-hand knowledge about how challenging it really may be to a) Get Google to locate you (we are now over 80,000 visits per month! Yeah!), b) Get people today to stay and read (average is 2 minutes), c) Get individuals to open e-mails (why the link to this article went in my newsletter titled “How Thanksgiving Will Affect Your Baby’s Sleep” and nothing to do with prematurity), and d) Get individuals to act (click on a link, forward to a friend, etc.). So, in order for Prematurity Awareness to get the attention it deserves, it will take marketing, educating, and persons sharing/acting. I don’t know who “organizes” all of these special months, but with out a force behind it, the news stories won’t cover it, there won’t be ribbons to pin on our shirts, or “races for the cure.” It will continue to be just an additional item on the list of unique months.
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