Mouse Mommy Treats

Mouse mommy and family were joining Super Preemies Run organized by Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), University Malaya Medical Centre. Everyone were happily start up a day with healthy run and support the awareness of World Prematurity Day! Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Eleena binti Almrhum Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah also support and officiate the Super Preemies Run.

Early arrival kills more newborns than anything else and complications from early arrival kill more babies in their first year of life! Do you know that 1 in every 10 babies are born premature? 15 million babies are born prematurely every year in worldwide. Premature birth is the leading cause of death for children below 5 years old and might cause a lifetime disabilities.

What is the impact if babies born TOO SOON ? Baby would be considered a miscarriage if born earlier than 20 weeks. Loosely considered the limit of human viability outside the womb for 24 weeks old babies. More babies born after 28 weeks will survive, but might have health and developmental problems. Babies' respiratory centre in the brain still not yet mature if born in 35 weeks. 37 weeks old onwards babies were considered as term and normal.

This is an awareness educational run as well as a Preemie family gathering. Mouse mommy was feeling so happy to see the healthy preemie babies come and participate in the run. Not only that, public and community also show support and join this run !