There is a lot of stress and anxiety involved in carrying and birthing a baby but the end result is supposed to fill you with excitement and joy. When a baby is born prematurely, the stress is doubled or tripled due to the possibility that your child may not live long enough to see the outside of the hospital, or even that he or she may live but not be able to see at all. Babies are precious gifts and with November being Prematurity Awareness Month, the March of Dimes is working overtime to make sure that all babies get the best care they deserve in order to ensure a long, happy and healthy life…no matter how early they are born.
In September 2009, a news article spread around the world about a London hospital refusing care to a baby born too early for hospital attention. A woman named Sarah Capewell was admitted into the hospital only to have a chaplain at her bedside before giving birth to discuss funeral arrangements. Aside from being in bad taste, she also claims that after her baby was out of the womb at 21 weeks and 5 days, he had a steady heartbeat and active limbs and doctors would still not intervene with medical support. The hospital told her they were unable to act on behalf of the child and told her to spend his last moments holding him. After her baby boy died hours later, the woman did some research and found out that in 2006 a little girl in Florida was born at 21 weeks and 6 days and has recently turned into a healthy two-year-old.
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