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‘Baking for Babies’
For immediate release 16 November 2017
‘Baking for Babies’
Morning Teas provided across New Zealand for World Prematurity Day
Families in, and staff of, neonatal units across New Zealand will be enjoying baked goodies on World Prematurity Day on 17 November.
Volunteers, the vast majority of them the parents of neonatal unit graduates, are providing morning teas and lunches under the co-ordination of The Neonatal Trust.
Justine
Brooker, Operations Manager of The Neonatal Trust, which is
supporting World Prematurity Day in New Zealand, said: “On
17 November teams will be organising morning teas for the
families and the fantastic and dedicated staff in every
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Special Care Baby
Unit (SCBU)”.
“Each year, over 5,000 premature
babies and their families make the journey through neonatal
intensive care in this country. World Prematurity Day is a
chance to celebrate our premature babies and raise awareness
of the challenges they and their families face.”
“Part of our celebration of World Prematurity Day
is co-ordinating volunteers to organise morning tea for each
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Special Care Baby
Unit (SCBU). This is both for the families of babies in the
units and also the wonderful staff who look after the
precious babies.”
The Neonatal Trust provides
support for families and helps NICUs and SCBUs in practical
ways such as providing support resources so they can best
understand their journey and the things they can do to help
themselves and their baby. Examples of the support provided
can be viewed here.
Babies are
classified as premature if they are born before 37 weeks
gestation. A normal pregnancy lasts 40 weeks. At the extreme
end, some are born very early, with several examples of
babies born at 24 weeks gestation in neonatal units at the
moment.
Premature babies aren’t just small; they
often face on-going health challenges. The doctors and
nurses in NICUs and SCBUs across New Zealand care for 10 per
cent of babies born premature each year along with those
full-term babies with issues or complications that require
specialist care.
World Prematurity Day helps to thank and celebrate the work they do, caring for the world’s largest child patient groups.
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