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Martin County Healthy Start of services in her name that includes support groups and

Coalition Is New Home of workshops, hospital memory boxes, remembrance events,
and assistance with funeral expenses and grief counseling
Madison’s Miracles as needed.
When the Stamper family made the decision to relocate
Martin County Healthy Start Coalition is the new to North Carolina, they wanted to ensure that Madison’s
home of Madison’s Miracles, a nonprofit organization legacy continued.
that provides help and resources to families who have “It is especially appropriate that we make this transition
experienced the trauma of still birth or the death of an infant. during October, which is National Pregnancy and Infant
“We are honored to welcome Madison’s Miracles into Loss Awareness Month,” Suffich said. “Healthy Start
our family of services,” said Healthy Start CEO Samantha has already begun administration of Madison’s Miracles
Suffich. “Healthy Start is dedicated to supporting families programs and will continue them without interruption to
in the joys of childbearing, and now we will be their families in need.”
resource in those heart-breaking moments of loss as well.” At community events like this community baby shower and Healthy Start will also continue coordination of the annual
Madison’s Miracles was founded by Christina and Chris also personal sessions with expectant parents, the Martin 5K Run/Walk for Babies Gone Too Soon, a fundraiser and
Stamper after they heard the words that no parent ever wants County Healthy Start Coalition lives its mission to support awareness event sponsored by Madison’s Miracles for the
to hear: “I’m so sorry. There’s no heartbeat.” In honor of every family both in the joy of childbirth or the pain of past five years. The sixth annual run/walk will take place on
their infant daughter Madison, they assembled a group infant loss. Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 a.m. at Memorial Park in Stuart.
Event details will be available on the Healthy Start Coalition
website at www.mchealthystart.org.
About Martin County Healthy Start
Martin County Healthy Start is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to ensuring that every baby is born healthy. It
provides educational and health services to pregnant
women, new mothers and their families at no cost,
particularly expectant mothers who are at risk for late
or no prenatal care.
Part of a statewide coalition, Healthy Start connects
pregnant women and young mothers with essential services
including prenatal care, home visitations by a nurse or
social worker, breastfeeding support, parenting education,
car seat and sleeping safety, a free diaper pantry, and
access to other community partner agencies through the
Betty Moore Prenatal Outreach Center. The David Cardno
Father and Child Resource Center, also part of the Martin
County Healthy Start Coalition, helps fathers to become
more involved in parenting and offers legal assistance to
fathers who are separated from their children.
The programs of Martin County Healthy Start
Coalition are voluntary and available to all Florida
residents at no cost.
For more information about Martin County Healthy
Start Coalition and its ongoing programs, visit www.
mchealthystart.org, call (772) 463-2888 or follow
the organization on Facebook. Healthy Start offers a
comprehensive range of no-cost educational and health
services to pregnant women and their families, particularly
those who are at risk for late or no prenatal care.

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