TULSA -- Volunteers with Go Red for Women in partner with the American Heart Association passed out over 2,000 red hats to newborns at several Tulsa hospitals.
Rosalynn Hurd was born Friday morning at OSU Medical Center. She's the first child for Keenan Hurd and Maranda Sharp.
"My heart hurts I'm so excited," said Hurd.
Volunteers with the Go Red for Women campaign gave newborn babies red hats to raise awareness about heart disease.
“I love this, that I learned that today because it’s really important to know and to be aware of health and fitness," said Sharp.
Heart disease is the number one killer of women and congenital heart defects is the most common type of birth defect in the world.
The new parents took this information to heart.
“Watch how we eat, different things that we cook with, exercise is really great for it,” said Hurd.
They're committed to raising their daughter in a healthy environment.
“Make sure that my daughter grows up being healthy, eating right, going out with her mom or her father," said Sharp.
Hurd said he knows two women who died from heart disease. Sharp's grandfather passed away from heart failure.
One of the volunteers also had a personal connection to this effort.
“My dad who has suffered from different heart issues is older, I realize how important it is for families to become engaged and really learn about their risk factors," said Kayla Sharp.
Volunteers donated more than 2,000 handmade hats to Hillcrest, OSU, and St. John Medical Center.
Nurses will give every newborn in these hospitals a red hat in February for Heart Month.
If you'd like to donate red hats to local hospitals, you can visit hearts.org/littlehatsbighearts
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