When is World Prematurity Day?

Friday November 17th

World Prematurity Day, which takes place every year, raises questions about preterm birth and premature births for their families.

World Prematurity Day - November 17

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 15 million babies are born preterm. According to this, one out of ten babies is born prematurely. A baby is considered premature at less than 37 weeks gestation. The number of preterm babies continues to rise. India, China, Nigeria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Indonesia, and the United States are among the countries with the largest preterm births. The United States has the largest preterm births. Premature births are raising questions because these babies have an elevated risk of disability. Several of the most common disorders and health problems include cerebral palsy, developmental delay, asthma, hearing loss, vision impairments, intestinal disorders, and recurrent infections.

Other babies are at risk of death. Due to health issues related to premature birth, one million babies die each year. The leading cause of child death among children under the age of 5 in the world is premature birth. Both babies die as a result of a lack of cost-effective care and a lack of primary care for infections and respiratory difficulties in low-income countries. The majority of babies born in high-income countries, who were born or after 32 weeks, almost always survive.

Helping babies live

Premature babies are tiny, and their organs are often underdeveloped, and their organs are often underdeveloped. Baby Saybie is the world's tiniest premature baby to survive, according to the author. She was born at 23 weeks and weighed 8.6 ounces at 8.6 ounces. Doctors told her parents that doctors told her parents that she only had hours to live. In San Diego, California, five months later, she was released from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in San Diego, CA.