THE perfect Christmas present arrived early for Mt Waverley’s Strahan family. Esther Marguerite Strahan will join her family at home for the first time on Christmas Eve.
She was due to be born on Christmas Day, although she entered the world three months ago.
The placid little princess is the much-longed for second child of Rebecca and [...]

Many babies are born before their mother’s pregnancy has reached full-term. This can lead to health problems – although most go on to lead active and fulfilling lives. BBC News Online examines the risks associated with a premature birth.

How is prematurity defined?
Most babies are fully developed and ready for within one or two 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 [...]

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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 [...]