When a baby is born prematurely their sensory organs are not fully developed and must continue to grow and mature in a foreign world outside the womb. It is important to understand what is happening with your preemie’s senses based on their gestational age, what to expect, and what you can do to help [...]

  Most full term babies will follow a fairly predictable pattern of development and the standard advice given about introducing solid foods to infants in the first year of life is based on this pattern of development and developmental milestones. However, preterm babies often do not reach developmental milestones at the same time or pace [...]

  Preemies are born into a world that is far different from that of a fetus growing within the womb. Because fetal development happens quickly and many changes take place in utero week to week. Prematurely born infants will vary in their development depending on how early they were born. Although they may all have [...]

  Why orange? What does it symbolize? I thought purple was the color of prematurity? What about the pink and blue prematurity awareness ribbon? It is all so very confusing!  

  Most pregnancies last approximately 40 weeks. Babies born between 37 and 42 weeks of gestation are considered full term. Babies that are born before 37 weeks gestation are defined as premature.