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Amazing new feeding technique that could help protect premature babies

A recent study is highlighting a new amazing way that breastmilk could protect premature babies. Researchers in Germany have observed that breastmilk administered through a…
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Premature babies may have developmental delays that last until school age, study finds

Premature babies may experience more developmental delays compared to their at-term peers, but it’s not a ‘life-sentence’. Researchers have found that in most instances these…
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Survival rate of premature babies has rapidly improved in the last 40 years

Giving birth is a momentous experience, but it doesn’t always go as planned - especially when your baby is born premature.
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The first milk bank opens in NSW to help support premature babies

Premature babies across New South Wales will now have access to donor breast milk as the first state-wide milk bank has been opened.
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Premature births could be prevented if mum takes omega-3 during pregnancy, claims Aussie research

Pregnant women are being urged by medical experts to increase their intake of omega-3 in order to help prevent a premature birth. While there are…
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Company now offering extended paid leave to parents with premature babies

Having a premature baby in the the hospital is emotionally and financially stressful. So, it’s refreshing to hear that one employer is financially helping parents.
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Premature babies in South Australia now have more hope through the state’s first Milk Bank

For premature babies in South Australia there is no access to a regular supply of donated breast milk. That is no longer the case! The Australian Red…
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New webcam system allowing Aussie parents to monitor premature babies

In Australia, around eight per cent of babies are born prematurely (before 37 weeks), claims Better Health Victoria.

Premature baby was so small she could fit inside her dad’s hand

Ava Curwood entered the world 10 weeks before her due date. Doctors delivered her by emergency caesarean section after she had stopped growing in the womb. When…
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