The media loves a “good news” story, as a result the bias within the journalism is to present stories absent of proper fact. In the case of premmies represented in the media, even with the best intentions of the parents, we’re often told that even micro prems suffer little ill effect or few long term issues as a result of prematurity. These statements give the general public a false picture of prematurity and furthers the “Oh they’re just a little early and a little small” mentality.

An article in Sydney Morning …

Welcome to Brisbane Premmies new “Three questions” series. These will be a series of short interviews conduction with three women who have experiences with certain aspects of prematurity.
When where you first diagnosed with PE?
Kyla Officially–probably the day I was admitted to hospital on the 14th May, 2007. At about 24 weeks I was concerned about lack of movement/kicks with bubs. I told my DH my concerns when I couldn’t handle the stress myself anymore (he was having terrible stress problems at work and was put on stress leave). He rang …

Australian Action on Pre-eclampsia’s key goal is to provide support and raise public awareness of this potentially life threatening pregnancy condition. AAPEC was founded in 1993 by two mothers grieving the death of their babies due to Pre-eclampsia and is run entirely by volunteers, all whom have suffered from the condition themselves.
What you need to know and stay aware of whilst pregnant or planning to be;
Who is at risk?

This is your first pregnancy
You are having a subsequent baby with a new partner
Have a family history of Pre-eclampsia/ …

Julia Toivonen, the owner of Australia’s premier online support group for the parents of premature infants, speaks to us today on Brisbane Premmies about her journey through the birth of her first son Ronan and the creation of her website.
Ronan was born at 27 weeks gestation, where you given a reason for his early arrival?
At the time it was “one of those things”. We believed that i had gone into spontaneous labour which resulted in my membranes rupturing. Through the pregnancy with my 2nd son Tristan last year they came …

Many premmie parents have concerns about their child’s development, we are no exception. It’s difficult, your child had a rough start and you’d like to do everything in your power to lessen any problems that may arise from it. Ultimately, often the best you can do is to help your child learn through play. Watch them enjoying games and toys that are within their ability level and encourage them to try new things. The following is a list of activities and games to help encourage development at a 9 – …