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Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy disease marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and vomiting with pote...
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Mother’s Day is difficult for women and families who want to have children but cannot. Therefore, the Sunday prior to Mother’s Day is National Infertility Survival Day, set aside for those struggling with...
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Keep Kids Alive; Drive 25mph Day is a day of action designed to make roadways safer for drivers, pedestrians, passengers, cyclists, and kids at play. Commit to practicing safe driving for the next 24 hour...
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Kids to Parks Day is a national day of play that connects kids and families with their local, state, and national parks. By discovering our public lands, kids across the country are learning about park st...
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Last Bell Day in Russia signals the end of the school learning year and usually occurs on May 25 each year, before final exams. Children dress in traditional Soviet-era uniforms, and a first grader is gi...
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Maternal mental health disorders occur during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum. They can be mild or severe, including deep depression and anxiety, a less common but severe postpartum psychosis, whi...
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May One Day is about defining a dream, taking steps to realize that dream, and making it a reality. Annually on May 1 since 2016.
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International Missing & Exploited Children's Day began in 1979. President Ronald Reagan made it an official US observance in 1983. Supported by various organizations, including the National Center for Mi...
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National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls Honors Victims and Calls for Action National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls acknowledges and ra...
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In developed nations, women are waiting longer to have children, which has advantages. Older mothers have more life experience and are generally wealthier and more mature. Of course, it has its drawbacks....
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Mother Goose Day began in 1987 with Gloria T. Delamar, the author of Mother Goose; From Nursery to Literature, as a promotional tool for her book. Libraries, schools, cities, and even nursing homes celebr...
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Mother's Day traditionally falls in May because it is the ceremonial birth month of Mary, Mother of Jesus. Though most nations celebrate it on the second Sunday of May, Haiti chooses the last Sunday as it...
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Mother's Day can be difficult for many people, but it is especially tough on daughters who have lost their mothers. Motherless Daughters Awareness Week is set aside each year in Australia to support child...
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Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Month is sponsored by the Children's Tumor Foundation. Neurofibromatosis is a group of genetic disorders that causes tumors to grow along various types of nerves. NF can a...
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No Homework Day is a national event created by wacky holiday inventors Wellcat. It’s kind of the kick-off to summer, right before finals when students can say to their teachers and professors one day each...
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"Shame, isolation, and segregation are among the indignities faced by the hundreds of thousands of women and girls worldwide who suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury of the birth canal after prolonged...
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Stokes are generally associated with adults, but children have strokes too. May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month, a chance to increase awareness about pediatric stroke and the steps to mitigate its pos...
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National Prevention Week was first organized in 2011 to allow schools to participate in a drug prevention-themed event before the school year ends, raising awareness in students of all ages. The percent...
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Lower maternal stress, bond with your baby, and give it a head start on language skills; these are all reasons to read to your baby bump, especially from six months on. Read to Your Baby Bump Month seeks...
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The Scripps National Spelling Bee is the largest and oldest educational promotion in the United States. Not-for-profit, it was created by the E.W. Scripps Company and sponsored by people and organizations...