Babies learn and mature their sucking and swallowing reflexes usually in the womb. In the last trimester of pregnancy, a baby is swallowing around 700ml of amniotic fluid per day! Perfect practice for when a full-term baby is...
There is much focus on bonding with your premature baby after they are born and indeed many hospitals have a policy of immediate skin to skin contact and a first breastfeed to be undertaken in the first hour, if possible....
Coping with a Premature Birth – Before and After Birth
No matter what the circumstances surrounding your baby’s early arrival - it is almost certainly a stressful experience. Learning in advance that your baby may be born early can leave you feeling anxious and worried for your...
Taking your premmie baby home is a milestone. There is much anticipation around taking a baby home from the hospital for the first time - and more so when that baby is premature. A premature baby is one that arrives early -...
A premature birth is one that takes place before 37 weeks. Modern neonatal medical techniques are very advanced and pre-term babies have the best chance of survival more than ever before, and today many survive their...