Today is World Prematurity Day and we’re on a mission to raise awareness - we hope you’ll join us! Premature birth is now the single biggest killer of young children, globally… In the US 1 in 9 babies are born preterm.
Help decrease preterm birth.
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Preterm Birth Prevention Resource Collection
7,600 newborns die daily(1). That’s more than 1 million deaths per year(2). Read and share the collected resources below to help improve survival rates nationally and beyond.Preterm Birth Guide from the CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/
The Guide to a Fit and Healthy Pregnancy
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/
The Guide to Swimming and Healthy Pregnancy
http://blog.intheswim.com/
The March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign
http://www.marchofdimes.org/
Guide to Safe Air Travel While Pregnant
http://www.cheapflights.com/
NLM’s News and Research on Preterm Birth
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
The Diabetes Guide
https://www.acls.net/health-
Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy
http://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/
1) http://www.bbc.com/news/
2) http://www.thelancet.com/
