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Five Facts About Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus

LilSugar — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:00:14 -0800

It is rare for a child to die of tetanus in the United States, but around the world one child dies every three minutes from the completely preventable illness. The painful death can be prevented with a vaccine that costs between just five and seven cents. Caryl M. Stern, the president and CEO of US Fund for UNICEF and mother of three has made it her mission to make the number of fatalities zero. As a mom, I also believe in zero. Do you? Check out this slideshow to learn five reasons why you should. Source

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Lil Links: Salma Hayek Is Helping Save Babies and Raising One

LilSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:00:44 -0800

Alpha Mom interviews Salma Hayek on her work with UNICEF (Part 1) - Alpha Mom
Alpha Mom talks to Salma about raising Valentina (Part 2) - Alpha Mom
Hugh Jackman's got a biker baby! - Celebrity Baby Blog
Maggie Gyllenhaal isn't a leave-them-in-their-cribs-to-cry type of mama - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Do you let your kids watch TV and play video games? - Cookie
Do you have a preconception checklist? - Fit Pregnancy
How Sarah Palin came up with her children's names - Parentdish
Pregnancy old wives' tales examined - Health
Should you tell your children about past drug use? - Momversation
Sex: All my husband wants for Valentine's Day - Cafe Mom

Would You Breastfeed a Sick Baby Like Salma Hayek Did?

LilSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:00:08 -0800

While on a UNICEF mission in Africa to raise awareness for tetanus in partnership with Pampers, actress and producer Salma Hayek showed a mother's compassion to an ailing one-week-old baby. The humanitarian nursed the hungry baby. Would you do the same?

Salma Hayek Breastfeeds Sick Baby on UNICEF Trip

LilSugar — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:00:33 -0800

One child around the world dies every three minutes from a completely preventable illness - tetanus. A recent ABC news report followed actress and producer Salma Hayek to Africa on a UNICEF mission to raise awareness for tetanus in partnership with Pampers. Salma stood bedside with a young mother as her seven-day-old daughter, Fatima, took her last breath. Had the woman be given a vaccine that costs just seven cents while pregnant, the newborn's life would have been spared.

At another clinic, Salma was so moved by a sick one-week-old born on the same date as her own daughter, Valentina, 1, that she picked up the hungry child and nursed him.

Mommy Bloggers and UNICEF Unite to Wipe Out Tetanus

LilSugar — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:00:46 -0700

As mothers, it is our instinct to help those we see in harm's way - the fallen child on the playground, the lost lil one in the supermarket or the tot running toward traffic, but it's hard to assist those that we do not see, people who struggle just to survive. At the Pampers Mommy Blogger Event earlier this month, I had the great pleasure of meeting Caryl Stern, the President and CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF. She is both an inspiring woman and a mother of three who is committed to wiping out tetanus, which killed 140,000 babies and 30,000 mothers last year. These deaths are preventable with a vaccine that costs five cents.

Pampers has partnered with UNICEF on this cause and allowed us to screen an internal video they made for their employees. After watching this footage of Bryan McCleary (director of external relations for P&G baby care) in Angola, there was not a dry eye in the room or a blogger who wasn't committed to making a difference. We asked that Pampers release this video so we could share it with our readers and inspire them to join the movement to help fellow mothers and babies around the world. Please be warned that there is an image of a baby who contracted tetanus in the tape.
To find out how you can contribute to wiping out tetanus, read more.

Lil Links: Moms Unite to Fight Tetanus

LilSugar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:00:15 -0700

lilsugar blog featured on UNICEF - UNICEF
Know what to expect when you're expecting: sign up for the pregnancy newsletter - Cookie
Win a six-month supply of Pampers! - Celebrity Baby Blog
Double the swing, double the fun! - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Signs of labor: missing the mucus plug - Cafe Mom
Twin saves sister though telepathy - Parent Dish
Four things you didn't know about natural remedies - Health
Easter basket gift ideas - Alpha Mom
Are you a paranoid parent? - Momversation

And the Winner of the Pampers Giveaway Is...

LilSugar — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:00:36 -0700

Many entered our great Pampers giveaway, but there could only be one winner. That lucky ducky is Allihave, who now has a year's supply of Pampers (that's coupons for 50 packages)!

As an added bonus, Pampers is donating the cost of 50 tetanus vaccines to the US Fund for UNICEF through the One Pack = One Vaccine campaign in Allihave's honor. The effort is part of a global initiative with UNICEF to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a preventable disease that claims the lives of approximately 128,000 infants and 30,000 mothers in less industrialized nations each year - that’s approximately one death every four minutes.

Congrats to Allihave and the child in her life!

Win a Year's Supply of Pampers!

LilSugar — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:41:25 -0700

Parents everywhere are seeking ways to save on everyday costs and cutting back on excess spending, but there are some necessities we can't raise families without. That's why we are thrilled our friends at Pampers are offering one very lucky lilsugar reader a year's supply of Pampers (that's coupons for 50 packages)! As an added humanitarian bonus, Pampers will donate the cost of 50 tetanus vaccines to the US Fund for UNICEF through the One Pack = One Vaccine campaign. The effort is part of a global initiative with UNICEF to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a preventable disease that claims the lives of approximately 128,000 infants and 30,000 mothers in less industrialized nations each year - that’s approximately one death every four minutes. What's better than caring for your child and other children in need of your support?

To enter, you must log in and take the quiz below. Your eligibility is not based on getting the answers correct, just by completing the fun quiz once you are logged in. You do, however, need to be a TeamSugar member and log in before you take the quiz. If you're not already a member, just register here for an account. One quiz entry per person; all repeat quizzes will be ignored.

The contest is open to US residents only and ends on March 22, 2008, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. For Official Rules, click here.

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Wee Are the World: Salma Hayek Spokeswoman For Vaccine

LilSugar — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:00:50 -0800

Salma Hayek knows the importance of being vaccinated especially now that she's a new mom to lil Valentina. She signed on to be the spokeswoman for the "One PackOne Vaccine" program that provides tetanus shots for African and Asian mothers and babies in need. According to UNICEF, tetanus kills 140,000 infants and 30,000 women each year.

To help support Salma's cause, pick up some Pampers. For each pack of diapers sold between April 1 and June 30, a tetanus vaccine will be given. Salma said:

"In our own small way, this is an opportunity for moms like me here in North America to help other mothers on a global level," Hayek, 41, said in a statement Wednesday."

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Mommy Bloggers Get Pampered

LilSugar — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0700

Aside from incredibly cute commercials of sleeping babies or offering my kids amazing leak protection, I've never given much thought to Pampers. When Proctor & Gamble invited me to be their guest at a mommy bloggers event in Cincinnati, I kept an open mind, but knew the two days could end up being a corporate panel of suits trying to push us to peddle their wares on our websites. Curious to see why they were summoning women of the web and which, if any, environmental practices the company had adopted, I boarded the plane. In Ohio, I met fourteen amazing mothers that blog from across the country - New York, Hawaii, Georgia, even Appalachia. We were warmly welcomed by fellow parents, the Pampers executives, who shared the reasons why they are committed to children. To hear their stories, read more. One big wig spent time in an orphanage as a baby prior to being adopted, and another staffer traveled to Asia to adopt her two daughters. As the execs shared tales of their global efforts from taking long winter walks with mothers in Moscow to exploring inserts for children's split pants in China, it was clear these people were impassioned by their work.

My whirlwind jaunt to Ohio turned out to be incredibly informative and in regards to the company's charitable efforts, moving. Stay tuned for more posts on everything from indicator diapers to our meeting with the CEO of UNICEF and her efforts to end infant death from tetanus around the world.