World prematurity day: history and purpose

The Birth of children brings joy to people - a new man, a new page of life is open. But not always, this event brings happiness and peace. Sometimes it is overshadowed by the distant period from which directly depends on the health of the baby. Such cases in the world a lot, and so these kids decided to allocate a separate day.

World prematurity Day: the cause of

The Idea of a Day of a child born before the term first appeared in 2009, the European Foundation for the care of newborns. He was allocated to draw attention of society to such children, because they are too defenseless and require constant medical supervision, care, love, and caring family. In world prematurity Day (November 17) physicians and other professionals want to inform the entire public that each year worldwide are born prematurely, approximately 15 million children. Out of this number, many will die, another part of these kids lives with a disability (physical and neurological), and only a small percentage of children alive and growing without any problems.

Premature baby - who is it?

A Small bump, whose beating heart is born completely defenseless. Premature infants are babies born in the period of 22-37 weeks and having a weight of 500 g In Russia according to statistics, every year these kids are born about 100 thousand. Previously, babies with low weight (500-600 g) were able to grow only well-known clinics of London, Berlin. But today in our country, the level of care and services achieved high positions, so kids with weight have a chance at a full life.

Recommended

Every girl should have a good epilator

Many girls who constantly take care of themselves are forced to use a razor. This often causes irritation, and unaesthetic hairs grow into the skin. It's not a pleasant feeling. But to stop removing hair on legs, armpits and in the bikini area is not...

Infant formula for newborns. The basics of choosing and the list of the most popular

Feeding a newborn baby is, at first glance, an elementary thing: pour and drink. It's exaggerated a lot, but the point is true. Nature has thought out what and how our children will eat, if not for one "but". What should I do if I have nothing to fee...

Note to housewives: what kind of frying pan is used to cook a particular dish

Everyone knows that such a kitchen appliance as a frying pan is necessary to fry cutlets or croutons, cook crispy potatoes and brown meat, bake fish or vegetables in the oven. But any housewife keeps far from one frying pan in her cupboard, but 4-5 p...

World prematurity Day still bears the name Day of the white petal. It is no coincidence because these kids are so tender, vulnerable and defenseless, like small white petals of the cherry or apricot during an unexpected frost in the spring.

What help premature babies

The baby, born prematurely, require high medical and maternal attention. In addition, their parents also need psychological support. Organizing world prematurity Day in Russia, volunteers, experts and simply not indifferent people urge society to pay attention to all the needs of the participants of this problem.

And the needs are different, and they depend on birth weight of the baby, his ability to breathe, to swallow, to show reflexes. Bother babies temperature, noise, light in the room, so the babies really need mom was always there (it is proven that frequent physical contact with the mother and children quickly revealed the lungs, neurological problems becomes less). For a child it is vital to connect devices that would control his nervous, respiratory and digestive systems. In addition, they need expensive drugs, special clothing, diapers, pacifiers, and so on. World prematurity day was created with the purpose to convey to the average person that this problem is not only the individual but the entire society. This day is useful to talk about preventing premature birth and the psychological, physical health of the pregnant woman.

Traditions of the Day a premature baby

Often in this day are organized various programs, interviews, publications, in all available types of media. Many places invite musical groups to organize charity concerts and promotions. A tradition on the international day of preterm infants was run into the sky white balloons as a symbol of helplessness and purity of these kids.