Lopez, the 44-year-old mother of 5-year-old
twins, Maximilian and Emme, will receive the Grace Kelly Award
at the eighth annual March of Dimes luncheon at the Beverly
Hills Hotel on Friday. She's being recognized as a celebrity
parent role model supporting women giving birth to healthy
babies after full-term pregnancies.
The 75-year-old nonprofit organization aims to prevent birth
defects, premature births and infant mortality.
A&E networks President and CEO Nancy Dubuc and Dr. Balaji
Govindaswami, chief of newborn medicine at the Santa Clara
Valley Medical Center, will also be honored.
Lopez said in a statement: "As a mother myself, I am aware of
the importance of healthful pregnancies and babies."
Reese Witherspoon was honored at last year's event.
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