It’s November and this month happens to be prematurity awareness month, and today is Prematurity Awareness Day. It’s time for people to get educated about prematurity.
For those of you who do not know, I am the father of a preemie. My daughter was born 3 months early at 28 weeks and 4 days weighing in at 1lb 7oz and just shy of 1 foot long. The first 95 days of her life were spent in the hospital and it was certainly an interesting start to parenthood. Looking at her now, though, you wouldn't even know she was born early with the exception of her being a bit small for her age.
The March of Dimes put out their second annual Prematurity Report Card for the USA. Can you believe that 1 out of 8 babies are born prematurely in the United States. That’s insane. We need to educate ourselves on the importance of prematurity. The USA gets a “D” on this report card and Georgia gets an “F”.
Obviously the issue of prematurity is close to my family's heart. If we had been more educated about the fact that so many babies are born too early, Brady might have stayed put a little longer with the help of bed-rest. God obviously had different plans for us and that is ok, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get the word out there for moms to pay attention to their bodies when they’re pregnant. Don’t think everything is ok. If something seems to be not normal go to the doctor and be on the safe side.
Help the March of Dimes reach their goal of many babies staying put until term. Be educated. Check out marchofdimes.com to learn more about prematurity. Let babies like Brady give you a desire to educate yourself about prematurity. They are strong little fighters and you should get to know more about their struggles and how you can be educated and help prevent prematurity.
For more information on my little darling and her journey through being born so early and small, check out our family blog at bradyfaith.com.
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