#premature babies

At CaroMont Regional Medical Center in North Carolina, some very special mini-ceremonies are taking place – honoring and celebrating the lives of premature babies. Once the newborns are about to leave the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), they get a personalized graduation cap and a portrait.

Among modern medicine's achievements, one of the most dramatic has been a steep reduction in infant mortality. Yet, even today, there are exceptions. Babies born prematurely often have to battle to stay alive. Our best technology isn't enough. Scientists recently took a small step towards changing

People say, that you are never too old to learn new things and Ed Moseley is a living proof of that. Show Full Text When this amazing 86-year-old man found out about his local assisted living facility’s plans to knit tiny caps for premature babies he knew he had to be a part of it. “I’ve never

American mother Lauren Vinje posted an adorable photo of her premature newborn and it instantly went viral on the Internet. “Our first daughter at five days old. 3 lbs 14 oz (1.7 kg), she was happy to be alive!” Lauren wrote. The little baby was below the average weight of a newborn (it ranges

On January 4, Anthea Jackson-Rushford from Melbourne, Australia, gave birth to two premature twins. The tiny babies melted everyone’s hearts by holding hands on their father’s chest in a viral video that has nearly 10 million views. “It’s like he’s going…’I’ve got you’,” the new parents said. The