- 1 in 10 babies are born premature
- Babies born before 37 weeks are classed as premature
- Babies born before 28 weeks are classed as micro-premature
- Most premmie babies spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Viable gestation is believed to be at 23-24 weeks however the record for youngest premature baby to survive is 21 weeks and 5 days
*Stevie Wonder - famous singer, born premature at 35 weeks in 1950, developed ROP causing him to lose eyesight as a baby
*Anna Pavlova - one of the worlds most famous ballarinas, born 2 months premature in 1881
*Sir Isaac Newton - defined the laws of gravity and motion born premature in 1642 weighing 3lb
*Albert Einstein - physicist and noble prize winner born premature in 1879
Thankyou Perth for showing your support and lighting us up purple for such an important awareness day!