Premature Babies As a mother of two daughters whom were
Premature. Both were born at 32+5 weeks as I had pre eclampsia, a
condition which affects 1 in 10 women, and to suffer with it twice, which happens to 1 in 20 women.My first daughter Leah, was born on 24th June in 1999. I had to have an emergency caesarean, as i was very unwell and had deliver my daughter at that evening in June, the doctors in St Helier
Hospital were prompt and were fantastic, in the way they looked after me for the month. Leah was 2lbs 12 oz and put into intensive care for one night and then transferred her to another room as she was doing very well and I remember her, with all the machines, while she was in the incubator. I was very much in pain after having the caesarean, but cuddling my daughter who was 8 weeks
premature was quite overwhelming.Leah was transferred to another hospital in Epsom, which was near where i lived after 6 weeks, i got my daughter home. And with this situation, it made me think of life and enjoying life with minor things, such as shopping with her, Christmas, Birthdays etc.in 2002, i had found out that i was expecting my second daughter, called Jemimah which is Hebrew for Dove, I discovered i was 5 months pregnant, and then i was feeling unwell again with preeclampsia, i was sick, had headaches, just like before with my older daughter. I was checked more often compared to what happened before with Leah.At 31 weeks, I was back in hospital, with this condition, and the week after after hearing my baby daughter's heartbeat dropping, stopping, i knew she was in trouble, she was in distress. At 32+5 weeks I was taken up to have another caesearean to save her life and mine of course. Jemimah was 3Ibs 1When Jemimah was in intensive care i remember seeing other premature babies, making all the odds, through obstacles, and i remember seeing two twins, a boy and a girl, named Chloe and Kyle, they were born at 20 weeks. And i was amazed how really tiny they were and they managed to survive, and live. Premature babies do have a right to live, the doctors are playing and messing around with these small lives. Everyone has a to life.The premature babies, across the world, whether they were born at 19 weeks, 20, weeks or what ever, they need the chance to live and enjoy life. those tiny lives are just as much worth considering, just as though who were born disabled etc. Those premature babies, including mine are important to our society, mine love school, my oldest daughter is a fantastic reader. Please doctors and those who think they know about the premature babies, give them a chance.Marilyn Clevett