November is
Prematurity Awareness Month.
122
Babies are Born
Preterm |
19
Babies are Born
Very Preterm |
77
Babies are Born
Low Birthweight |
12
Babies are Born
Very Low Birthweight |
| refers to births occurring before the
37th week of pregnancy. |
is less than 32 weeks. |
infants weigh less than 2500 grams or 5 ½
pounds. |
infants weigh less than 1500 grams or 3 1/3 pounds.
|
Nathan and Noah were Very Low Birth weight preemies.
Nathan weighed around 650 grams ( 1 pound 5 ounces). Noah weighed around 495
grams (1 pound 1 ounce).
You can visit Noah's March of Dime band by clicking on
the infant loss banner.
