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Author: Joanna Kowalewska | Publish date: 17 November 2023

World Prematurity Day

17 November 2023, Author: Joanna Kowalewska

Today (17 November) is World Prematurity Day. The aim is to raise public awareness of the problems of babies born prematurely and the difficulties they face their parents and relatives. In solidarity with premature babies and their parents, officials City Hall wore purple today.

The purpose of the World Day of Prematurity November 17 is to raise awareness of premature births and problems of premature babies and their families. Symbol of the World The Day of Prematurity is the color purple, which is identified with delicacy and uniqueness, and a tiny sock, hung next to nine larger ones.

Neonatology Ward at Pro-Medica Hospital Sp. z .o.o.

Branch The Neonatal Ward in Ełk is a small but thriving Ward II degree of reference, i.e. that, if necessary, there are personnel and accommodation possibilities to after the birth up to 2 months before the time (from 32 weeks of pregnancy) or later, the child could stay in the ward with the mother instead of go to another city.

In Healthy babies are born in the ward, but also premature babies and children from pregnancies complications.

Returned particular attention is paid to meeting the standard of perinatal care, inter alia inter alia, to the contact between the mother and the child after birth – uninterrupted contact, the so-called "kangaroo care"; which was honored by the "Toddlers for Bellies" foundation gold medal (ranking published on 01.09.2023). According to the Rodzić Po Ludzku Foundation The Neonatology Ward in Ełk is one of the 3 best-rated wards in the entire Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Branch It also prides itself on providing extensive, modern diagnostics, including ultrasound transfontanelle, ultrasound of the lungs, abdomen or echocardiography, thanks to which The youngest inhabitants of our city and the surrounding area often do not have to be exposed to X-rays.

Each a willing mother is provided with the support of a Certified Advisor lactation.

Conducted there is also a Neonatology Outpatient Clinic, where the development of patients is observed Branch in the first 3 years of life. For premature babies, there is a program medicine, thanks to which children can avoid infection with the dangerous RSV virus, may cause severe breathing problems.

About the activities of the Branch you can read on the Facebook page "I give birth in Ełk", Instagram "Childbirth Elk".