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Miracle Babies TOGETHER FOR A BETTER BEGINNING
Miracle Babies is a San Diego based non-profit organization created to support families with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU ). Miracle Babies understands the emotional weight and physical stress can be overwhelming , so they have made it their mission to provide transportation and supportive services to parents with hospitalized newborns . Their tagline , “ Together for a better beginning ”, reflects the importance of this family connection in the critical early weeks and months of an infant ’ s life and its linkage to improved health outcomes .
Founded in December of 2009 by Dr . Sean Daneshmand , the organization is celebrating its twelfth year in operation . Since its founding , the organization has expanded to other areas of
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Founder Dr . Sean Daneshmand with wife Marjan and daughter Natalie
Southern California including Orange and Los Angeles Counties . Dr . Sean Daneshmand is the Medical Director of the maternal-fetal medicine program at Scripps Clinic and brings extensive experience to the table as a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist who has cared for many women with high-risk pregnancies . His wife , Marjan Daneshmand , is an attorney who owns and operates her own practice . Together , the Daneshmands have combined their professional expertise to change the NICU experience from one of fear and helplessness to one of empowerment and positivity .
The organization strikes a personal note for the Daneshmands , as the couple experienced their own high-risk pregnancy with the premature birth of their daughter , Natalie . From this , the Daneshmands made a commitment to provide support and aid to those who are undergoing the same experience .