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Sunday, May 12, 2013  Myeshia Williams is celebrating her first Mother's Day, as she's seven months pregnant.

Saturday, August 04, 2012  Thousands of women united Saturday morning for an event to raise awareness on breast feeding, including a group of about a dozen in Myrtle Beach. It's called the Big Latch On event. Women are trying to beat the record for the most women breastfeeding at one time.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  A campaign funding research for premature babies kicked off Thursday in Horry County.

Saturday, August 06, 2011  Thousands of women united Saturday morning for an event to raise awareness on breast feeding, including a group in Myrtle Beach.

Friday, July 29, 2011  Matt and Susan Lewis love spending time cradling their quadruplets: Maylee, Addison, Brayden, and Parker.

Saturday, April 30, 2011  Many of the people who marched Saturday have been affected by a premature birth in one way or another.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  We first met Justin and Angela Jordan of Horry County and their ten month old twins while working on a story about car seats in March.  Their twins, Ada and Tuller, are among the less than 6 percent of premature babies that were born at 28 weeks old, leaving their immune system even now, week and fragile.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010  An organization that responds to high infant mortality rates and low birth weight babies held its annual regional meeting Tuesday.

Saturday, April 24, 2010  Hundreds of volunteers gathered for the March for Babies on the campus of Coastal Carolina University.

Friday, April 09, 2010  Nearly a thousand kindergarten and first grade students from Horry County schools got a special experience Friday.

Thursday, February 11, 2010  Coastal Carolina University became the latest to join the March of Dimes' March for Babies fundraising campaign.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009  The Pee Dee Division of the South Carolina Chapter of the March of Dimes hosted their inaugural "Healthy Birthday" celebration Tuesday night at Market Common in Myrtle Beach.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009  A few caring bystanders made an effort to rescue helpless babies and try to return them to their mother, Tuesday. Eight ducklings, believed to be about two weeks old, were trapped in a storm drain at the Harbourgate Resort in Little River

Friday, March 13, 2009  Low-income moms and their babies will get better health care in Horry County, thanks to a grant handed out Friday.