World day of premature babies
We talk about premature babies when the labor of delivery occurs between the 22nd week and the 37th complete week of gestation.
On November 17, 2008 there was the first event dedicated to premature babies, organized by groups of parents, then in 2011 the day dedicated to premature babies becomes global.
What does World Day of Premature Babies Mean?
The world day of premature babies occurs on November 17, a day in which we try to raise awareness of this issue that is often not taken with the right weight.
Premature babies lead to the birth of specific, intensive and technologically advanced care, so the day dedicated to premature babies is considered an information of which lead to premature, and inform prevention and incentivize scientific research to understand the causes.
How is world day of premature babies celebrated?
On November 17, for the world day of premature babies, the world is tinged with purple, a light that comes on in hospitals that have intensive care, and is placed on monuments around the world. It is important to raise awareness of the birth of premature babies, it is a topic that unfortunately unites many families.
Cities like Florence in 2012 was the first in Italy to light up in purple, subsequently for the World Day of premature babies other Italian municipalities and the Artemio Franchi stadium were also lit up in purple.
Premature babies: high-risk pregnancy
It is right to raise awareness of premature babies with a day dedicated to them, but it is also good to know the causes of premature births.
The risk of premature births is increased by pathological conditions of the fetus or mother, such as the age of the pregnant woman which includes less than 20 years or more than 38, an unbalanced life of the pregnant mother which includes use of smoking, alcohol or drugs, stress , uterine fibroids, gestosis, vaginal infections, infectious diseases, malformation of the uterus, underdevelopment of the fetus, placental abruption or twin pregnancies. Any premature birth is considered a risky birth. The diagnosis of premature birth is made after a gynecological examination.
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