Sara Long

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  "That number has only gone up" since then, said Sara Long, director of program services for the Virginia chapter of the March of Dimes.
  
  Long said the increase in premature births can be attributed to a number of factors, including older mothers, more artificial reproductive technology and stress.

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  Sara Long, director of program services for the March of Dimes, said it was encouraged to see the state "taking baby steps to help the babies."

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  outcome, it's too late," said Sara Long, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Chapter of the March of Dimes.

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  But Sara Long, director of program services for the March of Dimes, said she was encouraged to see the state "taking baby steps to help the babies."

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  "One big component of our prematurity campaign is trying to make people aware of the fact that if you wait until a pregnancy to improve the outcome, it's too late," said Sara Long, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Chapter of the March of Dimes.

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  Sallie Long, a spokeswoman for the local McDonald's franchise, said appealing to UA students was "absolutely" the impetus.
  
  "It was what the owners wanted to do.They're business guys -- they're smart," she said of owners Richard Heidman and John Blickle.
  
  Long declined to talk numbers, but said the sales increase at the newer establishment has been "more than noticeable."

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  Sallie Long, spokeswoman for the Akron area McDonald's franchise, said they're predicting sales will be brisk.
  
  "We really think people are ready for this," she said.

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  The rate of premature births is also higher for black babies, according to Sara Long, director of Program Services for the Virginia Chapter of the March of Dimes.The March of Dimes recently launched a five-year campaign to raise awareness of problems associated with premature babies, "why it is an issue of concern, and to lower the number of babies born pre-term."A pre-term baby is one born three weeks or more before full term (40 weeks).Of the roughly 96,000 babies born in Virginia in 2001, 9,904 were pre-term and of those, 6,173 were white infants and 3,060 were black infants.Long cited data published in 2001 that showed the rate for blacks is 16.9 compared to the rate of 12.9 for American Indians, 11.6 for Hispanics, 10.5 for whites, and 10.2 for Asian-Americans.Long said that while the infant mortality rate is dropping, "we've found that part of the reason rates are dropping is that our technology is improving to help pre-term babies survive."Infants of many very early births suffer damage from the very effort to keep them alive - blindness, problems with teeth, heart and lungs."When you're talking about a pre-term baby, you're talking about a crisis," said Long.One of the major efforts of the March of Dimes program is to get women to recognize the signs and symptoms of pre-term labor so they can voice their concerns to their doctor, and back it up with knowledge.
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  Being a little more aggressive and insisting something is not right, rather than "not wanting to bother anyone," can cause a red flag to go up, Long said.To be able to report specific concerns "may trigger a more interactive response from the health care professional," she said.
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  While no one reason for the higher rates is yet pinpointed, Long said, blood pressure problems are more common in black women, and that is a complication for pregnancy.Diet is an issue, as well as the relationship with the health care provider.
  
  ä Contact Cynthia Pegram at cpegram@newsadvance.com or (434) 385-5541.

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  "It's the first time that we in Richmond have had something this overt, at least in the six years I've been here," says Sara Long, director of program services for the local chapter of the March of Dimes.The nonprofit organization funds research related to infant health, including birth defects and complications from premature delivery.
  
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  Long says the local March of Dimes has received only a few calls about the billboard, most from volunteers.Unexpectedly, some saw the photograph and thought the billboard was a sign of support for the March of Dimes."I think it was misdesigned," says Long.
  
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  "We never know. … different years they target different areas, different chapters," Long says.Security guards will be present the day of the march, she says, just in case. - M.S.S.

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  Sara Long, spokeswoman for Sinking Valley Fair at Skelp, one of the county's largest events, said its fair would rival most county efforts.The fairground is located three miles north of the Bellwood Exit on Interstate 99.The fair features garden-tractor races, exhibits of canned goods andproduce, livestock and live local entertainment."We charge $2 for parking, but visitors get a free horse and buggy ride from the parking lot to the fairground," said Long during a telephone interview from her Blair County home.

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