Preterm birth is defined as a baby born before the 37th week of pregnancy . According to WHO, 15 million babies are born prematurely globally . Preterm birth complications led to the death of 1 million children under five years of age in 2015. African and South Asian countries have more than 60% preterm births, and more than 3.5 million preterm births occur in India . Above 90% of extremely preterm babies die within a few days of birth in low-income countries and below 10% of extremely preterm babies die in high-income countries.
This World Prematurity Day, we bring you a Patient Education Kit to spread awareness about preterm birth among your patients. To download this PEK, click here! To download this PEK, click here! Did you find this kit helpful? References: WHO, March of Dimes, and CDC
