The birth of children brings joy to people - a new little man has appeared, a new page of life is open. But this event does not always bring happiness and peace. Sometimes it is overshadowed by an unreached period, on which the state of health of the baby directly depends. There are many such cases in the world, and they decided to give such children a separate day.
Premature Day : Cause
The idea of creating a premature baby day first appeared in 2009 at the European Fund for the Care of Newborns. He was allocated in order to draw the attention of society to such children, because they are still too defenseless and require constant medical supervision, help, love and care of loved ones. On the day of the premature baby (November 17), doctors and other specialists want to inform the whole public that every year around the world approximately 15 million babies are born ahead of schedule. Of these, many die, another part of these babies lives with disabilities (physical and neurological), and only a small percentage of children live and develop without any problems.
Premature baby - who is it?
A small lump, in which a heart beats, is born completely defenseless. Babies born in the period of 22-37 weeks and weighing from 500 g are considered premature. In Russia, according to statistics, about 100 thousand of such babies are born every year. Previously, babies with a small weight (500-600 g) could be raised only by well-known clinics in London and Berlin. But today in our country the level of medical care and services has reached high positions, so kids with such weight have a chance for a full life.
The day of a premature baby is also called White Petal Day. This is no coincidence, because such babies are so tender, vulnerable and defenseless that they resemble small white petals of cherry or apricot during an unexpected frost in the spring.
What help do premature babies have?
Baby born prematurely requires maximum medical and maternal attention. In addition, their parents also need psychological support. Organizing the Day of a premature baby in Russia, volunteers, specialists and simply not indifferent people urge society to pay attention to all the needs of the participants in this problem.
And the needs are different, and they depend on the weight at the birth of the baby, its ability to breathe, swallow, show reflexes. The children are worried about the temperature, noise, light in the room, such babies really need their mothers to be constantly around (it is proved that with frequent physical contact with the mother, the children open their lungs more quickly, there are less neurological problems). It is vital for a child to connect devices that control his nervous, respiratory and digestive systems. In addition, they need expensive medicines, special clothes, diapers, soothers and so on. The day of a premature baby was created to convey to an ordinary person that this problem is not only of individuals, but of the whole society. On this day it is useful to talk about the prevention of premature birth and the psychological, physical hygiene of a pregnant woman.
Premature Day Traditions
Most often, various programs, interviews, publications in all available types of media are organized on this day . Many local music groups are invited to organize charity concerts and events. It has become a tradition on the International Day of Premature Babies to launch white balloons into the sky as a symbol of the defenselessness and purity of such babies.