One unexpected thing about having a prem of my own – suddenly I discovered that prems were everywhere. A good friend I’d known for over 10 years told me for the first time that she had been born 3 months early. An older friend told me her strapping 26 year old had been born 10 weeks [...]

Article from: The Sunday Times
Braden Quartermaine
October 13, 2007 05:00pm
Test cricket star Mike Hussey has told how he feared losing both his wife and premature daughter earlier this year.
Hussey spent yesterday bonding with five-month-old Molly, who is doing well after being born at 28 weeks and spending her first nine weeks in hospital.
Hussey, 32, of Subiaco, [...]

Health authorities hope a new machine known as the Pea Pod will help premature babies get a better start in life.
The Australian-first machine, launched at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) on Wednesday, measures the body composition of premature and young babies, helping to identify potential long-term illness.
RBWH researcher Professor Paul Colditz said babies [...]

What a tiring day i had today. I was an exhibitor at the expo in Melbourne representing the National Premmie Foundation.  We decided to officially launch the foundation at the expo as we had a chance to talk one on one to parents of premature babies and also family members who knew someone that has [...]

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A MELBOURNE miracle has been billed Australia’s tiniest tot.
Little Elora was the length of a pen and weighed less than a juicy orange when she was born, almost five months prematurely, at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
Today, the tot is thriving on Mum’s milk, fed through a nasal tube.
From a 319g red, scrawny scrap [...]

Article from:
A MELBOURNE miracle has been billed Australia’s tiniest tot.
Little Elora was the length of a pen and weighed less than a juicy orange when she was born, almost five months prematurely, at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
Today, the tot is thriving on Mum Adele’s milk, fed though a nasal tube.
From a red, scrawny [...]