Prematurity Awareness Month

Prematurity Awareness Month is observed every November, with World Prematurity Day on 17 November, to raise awareness of preterm birth and the concerns of preterm babies and their families worldwide. An estimated 15 million babies around the world are born premature each year and more than one million of them do not survive their early birth.Our review groupsCochrane Neonatal andCochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth prepare and disseminate evidence-based, regularly updated systematic reviews. The scope of Cochrane Neonatal work covers all randomized controlled trials of interventions involving the baby during the first month after birth. Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth covers systematic reviews of interventions that relate to pregnancy and childbirth, and up to 30 days following childbirth, as well as lactation.Browse a list Cochrane Neonatal ReviewsVisit the Neonatal websiteBrowse a list of Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth ReviewsVisit the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth websiteHighlighted ResourcesRead a personal impact story:“Wearing Cochrane evidence”Read about thehistory and meaning of the Cochrane logoRead“Prenatal Corticosteroids for Reducing Morbidity and Mortality after Preterm Birth” onThe History of Modern BiomedicineRead relatedCochrane Libraryeditorial "Corticosteroids for preterm deliveries: missing evidence"Read the Cochrane news item" World Health Organization uses Cochrane evidence in breastfeeding guideline. "ReadCochrane evidence for supporting bre...
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