Central/Northern New Jersey Making Strides

Cranford, NJ
– Advocates for the Preeclampsia Foundation, a non-profit organization
dedicated
to reducing maternal and infant illness and death due to preeclampsia, a
life-threatening disorder of pregnancy related to high blood pressure,
will be participating in and raising money for the Foundation’s annual
The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia™. The annual event happens around the country to support innovative research
and raise public awareness about the warning signs of preeclampsia. The Central/Northern New Jersey Promise Walk for Preeclampsia
will take place on Sunday, May 20, at Oak Ridge Park in Clark, New Jersey.

The
Central/Northern NJ walk day event is once again organized by
Springfield residents and mother-daughter team, Stephanie and Marissa
Steiner. The day will include a family-friendly walk, raffle prizes,
and complimentary food. Larry Bloomstein will serve as guest speaker –
Larry lost his wife Lauren just hours after the delivery of their first
daughter Hailey due to HELLP syndrome, a severe variant of preeclampsia.
He shared his family’s story as the
Promise Walk
for Preeclampsia Mission Family in 2013 and has since become a strong advocate for the Preeclampsia Foundation
and maternal health.

The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia,
with the tagline “Making Strides, Delivering Hope,” makes a clear
connection with
the mission of the Preeclampsia Foundation – a commitment to better
outcomes for those whose lives have been or will be touched by
preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. That
“promise” includes ensuring education and awareness for
all pregnant women and funding research to identify a cure for the condition.

“Preeclampsia
survivors are bringing wonderful awareness to communities across the
country through the Promise Walk,” said Preeclampsia Foundation National
Events Manager, Marty Mercado. “We are very
excited to continue this momentum in 2018, since we know that greater
awareness and knowledge results in healthier birth outcomes for mom and
baby.”

For
Central/Northern New Jersey, this will be the 8th year they have
produced a walk, attracting an unprecedented number of
walkers/supporters with the 2018 goal of raising $30,000 dollars locally
towards
helping women and their infants who suffer from the devastating effects
of preeclampsia.

“May
is National Preeclampsia Awareness Month, deliberately chosen to
coincide with Mother’s Day,” explained Preeclampsia Foundation CEO Eleni
Tsigas. “Almost 300,000 women each year are affected by preeclampsia,
with approximately 25 percent of those resulting in serious adverse
outcomes to either mother, baby or both.”

This
year’s local sponsors include New Jersey Perinatal Associates, RWJ
OB/GYN Associates, Saint Barnabas Medical Center/RWJ BarnabasHealth, and
Gymboree Play & Music.

To register or donate, visit
www.promisewalk.org/newjersey.
Walk-up registrations will be accepted on the day of the
Promise Walk
event, but pre-registration is strongly encouraged.