{"id":7853,"date":"2018-11-17T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T04:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.gomedii.com\/?p=7853"},"modified":"2018-11-16T18:48:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T13:18:55","slug":"world-prematurity-day-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gomedii.com\/blogs\/english\/international-health-news\/world-prematurity-day-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"World Prematurity Day 2018: Causes of Premature Birth and Caring for a Premature Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year on November 17 we celebrate the World Prematurity Day<\/a>. Prematurity is a health issue, not a curse for a baby. In the present time, premature birth is a serious health problem. Premature birth is the leading cause of death in children<\/a> under the age of five across the world.<\/p>\n

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Babies those born too early than the actual time, may face more health issues than infants born on time as well as may face long-term health problems that affect the brain<\/a>, the lungs<\/a>, the heart<\/a>, hearing or vision problems. The World Health Organization<\/a> (WHO) has shared some guidelines, tools and evidence-based recommendations which will help in preventing and caring for preterm babies.<\/p>\n

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On the occasion of the World Prematurity Day, healthcare providers throughout the month draw the attention of parents<\/a> towards the new lifesaving research, community work, and treatments given to premature babies.<\/p>\n

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What is Premature Birth?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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A premature birth<\/a> is a birth that takes place longer than three weeks before the estimated due date of the delivery. In other words, we can define a premature birth as a birth that occurs before the starting of the 37th week of pregnancy.<\/p>\n

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Premature infants, especially those born very early, usually face complicated medical problems<\/a>. These complications of prematurity vary from baby to baby. But the earlier the infant is born, the higher the risk of complications an infant faces.<\/p>\n

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What are the Symptoms of Premature Birth?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Following are some of the symptoms of premature birth including;<\/strong><\/p>\n

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