World Prematurity Day aims to lower rates of premature births
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="prematurely">prematurely</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="infants">infants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="premature">premature</span> <span word="births">births</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Prematurity">Prematurity</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="educate">educate</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="newborn">newborn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="disadvantage">disadvantage</span>...<span word="being">being</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="Preterm">Preterm</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newborns">newborns</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Joy">Joy</span> <span word="Lawn">Lawn</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Children">Children</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="care">care</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lawn">Lawn</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="with">with</span> '<span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span>-<span word="mother">mother</span>' <span word="care">care</span>.. <span word="tying">tying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="front">front</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="gain">gain</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>."</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="observes">observes</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Prematurity">Prematurity</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 17. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="premature">premature</span> <span word="births">births</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="newborns">newborns</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="prematurely">prematurely</span>.</p><p><span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Howsen">Howsen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="epidemiologist">epidemiologist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dimes">Dimes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Howsen">Howsen</span>.</p>
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