Premature Babies

Statistics show that 1 in 14 babies arrive in the world too soon. The outlook for premature babies has improved dramatically in recent years, but despite medical advances, figures are on the increase.

Learn more about:

Premature babies – born too soon?

Pre-natal complications, neonatal intensive care, early challenges and learning and development issues. More ...

Supporting parents with premature babies

If someone you know has recently had a premature baby there are lots of things you can do to help out and to make the parents lives just that little bit easier during the first few weeks. More ...

A life saver for premature babies

Perhaps one of the most important medical breakthroughs of our time was developed by a New Zealander, Graham "Mont" Collingwood Liggins. More ...

NICU terms explained

NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) is an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn babies. It can be a daunting place the first time you visit either your own baby or someone else’s. Here we’ll explain some of the common terms and equipment used by the medical team to help guide you through. More ...

This article was written by the team at Under 5s www.under5s.co.nz.