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A Reason To Celebrate

November 17, 2015  |  By Rosie In Prematurity
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Today is November 17, 2015, World Prematurity Day.  It is the day that is selected to raise awareness about the number 1 killer of infants.  According to the World Health Organization in the United States alone, 517, 400 premature births occur every year. Besides maternal illness or high blood pressure, diabetes, sometimes it is unknown why babies are born prematurely.

Visit their website for more information:  http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs363/en/

The Gift of Life was founded by Rosie and Marcus Moore after having a premature baby of their own.  Kaleb was born at 1lb and 10 oz.  He was born at 27 weeks and was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 5 months.  What parents Rosie and Marcus did not know, was that besides Rosie being in danger due to the stroke level blood pressure she had and Kaleb suffering internally if he was not taken out, both of them could have died.

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Two doctors worked together to save both their lives, Dr Walker( OB) and Dr Bernstein( neonatologist).  After the delivery when Kaleb came home, she took him to her OB appt, to show Dr Walker how he was doing.  She was told Dr Walker was no longer there and he no longer was doing obstetrics.  Rosie thought that was odd, but did not think of anything of it.  This year when Rosie went to her yearly check up, another doctor was there of the seven they had.  He asked about the pregnancy and when he asked about Kaleb and she shared his age and weight, the doctor said, “you are the one.” Rosie Moore asked what was he speaking of.  He stated that Dr Walker left right after Kaleb was born because of the overwhelming emergency of the delivery.  One can only imagine the emotions going through his mind.

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What Dr Walker may not have known, is that on October 13, 2009, he saved two lives of a mother and son.  He may have joked with Rosie telling her when they met the day before at the hospital, that one deceleration( an episode when the baby’s heart rate drops) and he was out, because this kid was going to Harvard.  Rosie remembers that day and laughs today saying, ” I should have gotten that in writing.” Regardless,  that quiet morning while she slept, Kaleb got in trouble, his breathing decreased and he had to come out.  It was like a movie in the ER, doors flying open, codes being called, doctors on standby, nurses rushing.  But within 15 minutes, baby Kaleb was out.  Not the typical way a parent expects a child by emergency crash c-section.

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Today, on World Prematurity Day, there is someone who you may know that is premature or had a baby that was.  Help The Gift of Life raise awareness about premature births.  Having a baby should be a normal process, but for some, it is not.  Let’s band together as a community world-wide and give support to these parents who are having babies before time.  These babies and parents did not ask for their baby to come early, so while this happens, lend emotional and financial support.

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Premature babies can be our future doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lawyers, teachers, engineers, actors dancers, mothers , fathers, and any profession they choose.  Someone gave them a chance, will you?  Visit our website to see how you can become involved www.thegiftoflife27.org 123--4942

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