Children are indeed gift from God, but i can as well be a problem when things seems not to be going according to plan, so i will like us to share our experience here so that we could be of help to each other......

Prematurety is very complex issue, its not simple at all. Their are so many reason's why babies come prematurely. I could be the mothers body is failing and cant continue witht he pregnancy causing the early onset of labour. Other times it could be the baby simply wanting to make and early appearence. Even when a baby comes early the gestational age and weight will determine the class/category of prematurity. For example babies born befor 28 weeks are classed as (1) microprem, usually weigh about 500g to 1 pounds, (2) Premature 1-3 pounds usually 28-34 weeks (3) 3-5 pounds 34-37 weeks these babies are just slightly prem. The longer a woman stays pregnant the less complications the child will have @ birth. The microprems usually have long NNICU stays i mean moths int eh hospital where they grow and mature in the incubator . Parents often have a hard time with this as its very difficult to see your baby suffer everyday for months. The complications with micro prems are so numerous i cannot list them all here. In most western hospitals they will not release a baby until they are @ least 36 weeks, because of the feeding, heat regulation, and sometimes breathing issues.