World Prematurity Day – Signs of preterm labor

Today is #‎WorldPrematurityDay‬. A day to generate global attention on the leading cause of deaths of children under 5.  Complications from preterm birth account for more than 1 million deaths in a year, surpassing pneumonia as the leading cause of under-5 child mortality. Nearly a million of these deaths took place within the first month of life, with the remaining 125,000 deaths taking place before age 5.

World Prematurity Day offers an opportunity not only to focus on cost-effective solutions for prevention and care of preterm births, but also to offer support for families who have experienced a preterm birth. This year, World Prematurity Day will also highlight cross sectoral interventions, as well as the important work of the Every Newborn effort, which seeks to end preventable newborn and maternal deaths and stillbirths within the next generation. Approved by 194 member states at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May and launched on June 30, 2014 in Johannesburg, the Every Newborn action plan is mobilizing support across the world and sectors to save the lives of mothers and their babies, who continue to die at alarming rates in many low resource countries.

World Preemie Day

Signs of preterm labor

Signs of preterm labor

Preterm labor is labor that happens before 37 weeks of pregnancy. This is too early for your baby to be born. Babies born too soon can have lifelong or life-threatening health problems.

What are the warning signs of preterm labor?

Here are some signs that you may have preterm labor:

  • Contractions (your belly tightens like a fist) every 10 minutes or more often
  • Change in vaginal discharge (leaking fluid or bleeding)
  • Pelvic pressure—the feeling that your baby is pushing down
  • Low, dull backache
  • Cramps that feel like your period
  • Belly cramps with or without diarrhea

What should you do if you think you’re having preterm labor?

Call your health care provider or go to the hospital right away if you think you’re having preterm labor, or if you have any of the warning signs. Call even if you have only one sign.

Your health care provider may tell you to: 

  • Come into the office or go to the hospital for a checkup.
  • Stop what you’re doing. Rest on your left side for 1 hour. 
  • Drink 2 to 3 glasses of water or juice (not coffee or soda).

If the signs get worse or don’t go away after 1 hour, call your provider again or go to the hospital. If they get better, relax for the rest of the day.

Everyone has a role to play in preventing and caring for preterm birth and promoting maternal and newborn health.

For more information and additional resources please visit:

www.facebook.com/worldprematurityday.

Follow #WorldPrematurityDay on Twitter

http://www.everynewborn.org/about/

To join the conversation on twitter follow #WorldPrematurityDay.

World Prematurity Day on November 17, 2014, will be a key moment to generate global attention on the leading cause of deaths of children under 5.  According to a recent study published in The Lancet, complications from preterm birth accounted for more than 1 million deaths in 2013, surpassing pneumonia as the leading cause of under-5 child mortality last year. Nearly a million of these deaths took place within the first month of life, with the remaining 125,000 deaths taking place before age 5. World Prematurity Day offers an opportunity not only to focus on cost-effective solutions for prevention and care of preterm births, but also to offer support for families who have experienced a preterm birth.This year, World Prematurity Day will also highlight cross sectoral interventions, as well as the important work of the Every Newborn effort, which seeks to end preventable newborn and maternal deaths and stillbirths within the next generation. Approved by 194 member states at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May and launched on June 30, 2014 in Johannesburg, the Every Newborn action plan is mobilizing support across the world and sectors to save the lives of mothers and their babies, who continue to die at alarming rates in many low resource countries.

Everyone has a role to play in preventing and caring for preterm birth and promoting maternal and newborn health. For more information visit: www.facebook.com/worldprematurityday  and http://www.everynewborn.org/about/

To join the conversation on twitter follow #WorldPrematurityDay. – See more at: http://www.everywomaneverychild.org/news-events/events/811-world-prematurity-day-1#sthash.h4C8vnXC.dpuf

World Prematurity Day on November 17, 2014, will be a key moment to generate global attention on the leading cause of deaths of children under 5.  According to a recent study published in The Lancet, complications from preterm birth accounted for more than 1 million deaths in 2013, surpassing pneumonia as the leading cause of under-5 child mortality last year. Nearly a million of these deaths took place within the first month of life, with the remaining 125,000 deaths taking place before age 5. World Prematurity Day offers an opportunity not only to focus on cost-effective solutions for prevention and care of preterm births, but also to offer support for families who have experienced a preterm birth.This year, World Prematurity Day will also highlight cross sectoral interventions, as well as the important work of the Every Newborn effort, which seeks to end preventable newborn and maternal deaths and stillbirths within the next generation. Approved by 194 member states at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May and launched on June 30, 2014 in Johannesburg, the Every Newborn action plan is mobilizing support across the world and sectors to save the lives of mothers and their babies, who continue to die at alarming rates in many low resource countries.

Everyone has a role to play in preventing and caring for preterm birth and promoting maternal and newborn health. For more information visit: www.facebook.com/worldprematurityday  and http://www.everynewborn.org/about/

To join the conversation on twitter follow #WorldPrematurityDay. – See more at: http://www.everywomaneverychild.org/news-events/events/811-world-prematurity-day-1#sthash.h4C8vnXC.dpuf

World Prematurity Day on November 17, 2014, will be a key moment to generate global attention on the leading cause of deaths of children under 5.  According to a recent study published in The Lancet, complications from preterm birth accounted for more than 1 million deaths in 2013, surpassing pneumonia as the leading cause of under-5 child mortality last year. Nearly a million of these deaths took place within the first month of life, with the remaining 125,000 deaths taking place before age 5. World Prematurity Day offers an opportunity not only to focus on cost-effective solutions for prevention and care of preterm births, but also to offer support for families who have experienced a preterm birth.This year, World Prematurity Day will also highlight cross sectoral interventions, as well as the important work of the Every Newborn effort, which seeks to end preventable newborn and maternal deaths and stillbirths within the next generation. Approved by 194 member states at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May and launched on June 30, 2014 in Johannesburg, the Every Newborn action plan is mobilizing support across the world and sectors to save the lives of mothers and their babies, who continue to die at alarming rates in many low resource countries.

Everyone has a role to play in preventing and caring for preterm birth and promoting maternal and newborn health. For more information visit: www.facebook.com/worldprematurityday  and http://www.everynewborn.org/about/

To join the conversation on twitter follow #WorldPrematurityDay. – See more at: http://www.everywomaneverychild.org/news-events/events/811-world-prematurity-day-1#sthash.h4C8vnXC.dpuf

resources: http://www.marchofdimes.org,  http://www.everywomaneverychild.org

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