Prematurity Awareness Day
Prematurity Awareness Day hastalığı ilgili doktoru teşhisi laboratuvar testleri belirtileri ve tedavisi hakkına ayrıntılı yazı sunulmuştur
There is a lot of stress and anxiety involved in carrying and birthing a baby but the end result is supposed to fill you with excitement and joy. When a baby is born prematurely, the stress is doubled or tripled due to the possibility that your child may not live long enough to see the outside of the hospital, or even that he or she may live but not be able to see at all. Babies are precious gifts and with November being Prematurity Awareness Month, the March of Dimes is working overtime to make sure that all babies get the best care they deserve in order to ensure a long, happy and healthy life…no matter how early they are born.
In September 2009, a news article spread around the world about a London hospital refusing care to a baby born too early for hospital attention. A woman named Sarah Capewell was admitted into the hospital only to have a chaplain at her bedside before giving birth to discuss funeral arrangements. Aside from being in bad taste, she also claims that after her baby was out of the womb at 21 weeks and 5 days, he had a steady heartbeat and active limbs and doctors would still not intervene with medical support. The hospital told her they were unable to act on behalf of the child and told her to spend his last moments holding him. After her baby boy died hours later, the woman did some research and found out that in 2006 a little girl in Florida was born at 21 weeks and 6 days and has recently turned into a healthy two-year-old.
Although this sad case did not happen in the United States, the March of Dimes is campaigning for awareness so tragedies like this can be prevented with the miracle of medical support and research. November 17, 2009 is Prematurity Awareness Day and the March of Dimes asks that you wear purple on this day to spread the word about tiny babies fighting for their lives.
Along with resources for expectant mothers and families, and how you or your company can help, the March of Dimes has taken this opportunity to release their annual Premature Birth Report Card. As the second report card to date, our country is not faring well. The records show that United States still gets a bad grade earning a “D,” and not one of our states received an “A” for providing the best care for struggling infants, a fact we need to work together to change.
2009’s Prematurity Awareness Day’s theme is “Fight for Preemies,” something we should be doing every day whether or not we work in a neonatal unit. The March of Dimes says that over a million babies die from being born prematurely each year around the globe, and although 12 million preemies are saved, infants without the chance to live need to be heard. You can visit the March of Dimes website to buy a band in remembrance, honor, or on behalf of a preemie that has touched your life and become an advocate.
Although I have not yet had the incredible experience of being a mother, after hearing the agony my own parents went through with my brother and I—who were both termed micropreemies after each being born three months early—you can bet I will be wearing purple on Wednesday, because without the determination of hospital staff and the overwhelming support of family and friends, there is a chance my brother and I would not have survived
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