World Prematurity Day - November 17
Fri Nov 17th

World Prematurity Day

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

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.

Access to cost-effective health services in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) dramatically raises the chances of survival for preemies. NICU) In addition, antibiotic injections to improve the baby's lungs in utero and antibiotics to combat infections are also important. In addition, a little baby's skin to skin contact with her baby for several minutes a day provides many health benefits to the tiny baby.

#worldprematurityday is a worldwide phenomenon that has dominated our lives

Every year an increasing number of countries observe this holiday. Public art exhibits, public health consultations, legislative hearings, marches, and conferences are among the events that include public art installations, public health consultations, legislative hearings, marches, and conferences.

To participate:

  • Reach out to a mother with a premature baby in the United States (NICU)
  • Go purple to help raise funds to help spread awareness. Light a purple candle, light up your office purple, or light a purple candle
  • Volunteer at your local Ronald McDonald House, where many parents of premature babies stay when their preemies are in the NICU..
  • Knit preemie hats for babies who are in the NICU
  • Take the Kangaroo Mother Care Challenge..
  • Stevie Wonder, Sir Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Mark Twain, and Johannes Kepler are among the many famous preemies including Stevie Wonder, Sir Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, and Johannes Kepler

If you have had a premature baby, please share your experience on social media. Use #WorldPrematurityDay when doing so.

The first world prematurity day is the longest in history

The first international awareness day for preterm birth was established by European parent companies in 2008. The organizations commemorated the first official World Prematurity Day on November 17th, 2011.