To mark World Prematurity Day 2024, Alliance Chair Professor John Newnham has penned a special message reflecting on Australia’s national preterm birth prevention program.
Almost 3 years after the preterm birth of their daughter, Isla, the experience and emotion is just as vivid for parents Stephanie and Ben.
Chantel and Tyson Segaram believe in miracles. When their daughter Aurie was born at just 25 weeks, they had to.
When Sheree Walsh gave birth to her twins Heidi and Connor in 2017, it was the beginning of an experience that would test the very physical and emotional limits of both Sheree and husband Graeme.
Matthew Jones was delivered by emergency caesarean section at 25 + 5 weeks gestation due to severe Pre-Eclampsia and Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction. We were due to have a low-risk delivery, but when I went for a routine check-up, we found my blood pressure had sky-rocketed even though I had no unusual symptoms. We were transferred to the main hospital at King Edward Memorial Hospital for Matthew’s delivery.
With his wife Amy and children by his side, Mike Hussey was one of Australian cricket’s brightest stars in a golden era for the baggy green.
Our lives were thrown into chaos when our fourth baby arrived at just 25 weeks gestation, weighing 865g. Sent to KEMH hundreds of kilometres from our home in Australind, just days before his birth, our family was suddenly torn apart and that’s the way it would stay for almost 4 months.
More than three years on after the extremely premature birth of their second son, Lenny, the experience and emotion is just as vivid for parents Josh and Lauren Catalano.
Holly Thomas’ preterm birth experience may have been almost 13 years ago but it’s an experience which has shaped her and her family – and she’s as keen as ever to be a part of the solution.
Sarra Box’s twins, Hunter and Heath were born 15 weeks too soon.
When Catherine and Mathew Korteweg first began planning their son’s fourth birthday, they didn’t think Beau becoming a big brother would be a belated present just days later.
I am often asked when I meet people and the topic of children arises, ‘how many children do you have?’ My response – I have two children.
After tragically losing their first daughter to extremely preterm birth, Natasha and Niklas realised just how many babies were lost preterm and how special a healthy full-term baby really is.
