Premature Birth Awareness

Help support the fight to end premature labor and birth! Show your support!! November 17th is World Prematurity Day! Premature birth is any birth before 37 weeks gestation. Preemies often have trouble breathing, eating, regulating temperature. Earlier preemies often face heart problems, brain bleeds, and intestinal issues, ect. Micro-premature birth is any birth before 26 weeks gestation or under 1 3/4's of a pound. Although this term is used lightly and has many other definitions around the world these babies are born the smallest, and face the biggest obstacles.