Many parents look forward to the birth of a child with joy But according to statistics, one in ten babies is born earlier than expected Premature birth poses a health hazard for both the mother and the baby The risk is associated with low birth weight and underdeveloped lungs of the newborn According to the World Health Organization, premature babies are babies weighing half a kilogram or more and born between 22 and 37 weeks of pregnancy A European parents' organization, alarmed by the rising rate of premature babies, held a meeting in 2008 It was decided to create a day dedicated to the problem of premature birth of children November 17 was determined and, starting from 2009, this date began to be celebrated every year The Day of Premature Babies received international status in 2011 Every year the number of countries hosting this event increases in the world International Day of Premature Babies is celebrated by various organizations related to healthcare and childbirth, parent associations, charitable foundations, as well as everyone who wants to help the problem A tradition is emerging of holding charity events, concerts, exhibitions that raise funds for the fund to help premature babies Discussions and lectures are also held on television, attracting public attention to this issue Premature babies are most often born due to premature birth Among the reasons are the socio-economic status of the expectant mother; this may be too early the age of the mother in labor, her bad habits, stress during pregnancy, living in a polluted environment, heavy physical activity or neuropsychic instability In addition to them, various diseases of a woman during pregnancy, carrying more than one fetus or genetic predisposition can trigger premature birth Therefore, when planning a pregnancy, it is very important for future parents to take care of their health, and when carrying a fetus under their hearts, a woman should try to avoid the above problems in order to give birth to healthy offspring Modern clinics are able to deliver a child born with a weight of even 500 grams Special incubators have been created to keep babies alive They simulate conditions suitable for nursing a newborn, have double walls to maintain heat and humidity, are equipped with scales and can even be transformed into an operating table It should be taken into account that some children born prematurely are predisposed to various diseases, including the central nervous system, and require serious rehabilitation Some of them will lag behind in development in the future Every year, around the world, more than a million of these children die immediately after birth But with proper care, premature babies develop well in the future, and after a year they are no different from their peers Some of them become talented and outstanding people Napoleon Bonaparte, Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, Voltaire and others were such premature people in their time So giving birth early is not a death sentence, you just need to show more love and care