Each year, almost 8,000 triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, and sextuplets are born in the US, and well over 75% of them will be born preterm, some weighing less than 1 lb.
The parents of these precious babies often must cope with weeks, sometimes months, of caring for 3, 4, 5 or more very small babies while in the NICU, some while caring for older siblings at home as well. All the while, the mother is recovering from a high-risk pregnancy and major abdominal surgery, and the family is trying to prepare for 3 or more infants at home not to mention paying mounting medical bills. These parents need information on how to manage this unique situation, and the challenges that lie ahead as their children develop through the toddler and school-age years. Above all, they need hope that they will be successful bringing their children home, keeping them well, and providing for their needs.
Despite the common belief that all families of higher-order multiples receive an outpouring of donations and gifts from the community, with the exception of a few high-profile cases, most higher-order multiple birth families rely on modest gifts and occasional help from just their friends and family. Some have no help at all trying to juggle jobs, siblings, feedings, special medical needs, round-the-clock feedings, and housework.
You Can Make a Difference!
What greater gift could you or your loved one receive than knowing you have contributed to a program that reaches out to these parents during this vulnerable time and provides them encouragement, practical advice, the tools to manage on their own over time, and most of all hope. Your donation can provide multiple birth families the support they need.
A single donation to MOST of $100 can fund the following for 2 families of triplets, quadruplets, quintuples, sextuplets, or more:
Please help the families facing the challenges and joys of raising triplets, quadruplets, or more so that they have the necessary tools and develop the skills needed to care for their precious children. You absolutely can make a positive difference in their lives by making a donation to MOST today.
