WORLD PREMATURITY DAY

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗬

𝟷𝟽𝚃𝙷 𝙽𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝙼𝙱𝙴𝚁

🅃🄷🄴🄼🄴: 𝗔 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆. 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗻-𝘁𝗼-𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵

The goal of this event is to increase public awareness of preterm delivery, the journey that parents and families take, and the methods for taking care of premature infants. This is particularly crucial because preterm birth rates are rising quickly worldwide. Sadly, one of the main causes of death in children under the age of five is complications from premature birth.

The emphasis is on getting neonatal units to help parents connect with their premature kids through touch, especially by holding them skin-to-skin. Skin-to-skin contact popularly known as kangaroo mother care is a very helpful and effective therapy, which is crucial for premature infants. It is not only performed by the mother of the child, fathers are also allowed to carry out skin-to-skin contact. Its use aids in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding, the stabilization of vital signs, and the development of healthy microbiota. It is important and should be initiated once the neonate is stable.

Photo credit: Gyani Adda

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