World Prematurity Day is recognized on the 17th of November each year with the aim of raising awareness of preterm birth and the associated impact on babies, mothers and families.
Events & Activities
- Webinar | Launching the Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care -8am EST | 1pm GMT | 4pm EAT
- Webinar | Pneumonia Research: Priorities to 2030 (marking World Pneumonia Day and World Prematurity Day) -9:00 EST | 14:00 GMT | 16:00 EAT
- Live Twitter Chat discussing aspects of the Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care -15-17:00 GMT
- Follow @HealthyNewborns to track the conversation
Blogs and Resources
- Resource: Implementation Toolkit for Small and Sick Newborn Care
- Commentary: Zero separation: infant and family-centred developmental care in times of COVID-19 (Lancet)
- Blog: Reflections on WHO Study on Immediate “Kangaroo Mother Care” and Survival of Infants with Low Birth Weight
- Research Article: Prevalence and factors associated with skin-to-skin contact (SSC) practice: findings from a population-based cross-sectional survey in 10 selected districts of Bangladesh
- Article: Why it’s so hard to treat pain in infants (National Geographic)
- Resource: Preterm birth complications (HNN)
- Resource: Care of small and sick newborns (HNN)