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Articles and resources - help you, help your preemie

Preemie Community

Preemie Books for Children
New! Reviews of the best children's books about prematurity.

Preemie Child Support
Preemie Child Listserv - The only national support group for parents of older preemies.

Preemie Celebrations Guest Book
Share your joy and your preemie's accomplishments with other preemie parents in our popular Guest Book.

Pregnancy and Preemies

Premature Delivery
High risk pregnancy, causes of prematurity, infant loss and other issues related to premature delivery and pre-tem birth.

Raising Your Preemie

Surviving the NICU
Advice, stories, and support for parents of preemies.

Preemie Parenting
Developmental, medical and other needs evolve as preemies grow up, raising complex questions beyond 'normal' parenting.

Preemie Parent Advocates
Encouraging preemie parents to advocate for their children.


Show and Tell
Artwork and stories by children born premature.

 

Preemie Books

Preemie Books
The best books, and why.

Author Interviews
Meet the authors of preemie books.

Learning About Preemies
Preemie Development & Special Needs
Professionals and parents discuss developmental issues and the special needs of preemies, such as cerebral palsy, growth, sensory integration, speech and much more. Over 100 articles.

Sensory Integration and Pain Tolerance in Preemies
Sensory integration issues and pain tolerance in older preemies.

Special Needs for Preemies
Comeunity Special Needs has articles on Cerebral Palsy, Growth & Feeding, Sensory Integration, Speech & Language and more.

Prematurity Research
Research studies providing insight as to the frequency and types of long term impacts preemies may exhibit.

Helen Harrisons' Observations
Discussion of prematurity and its impacts, from the author of The Premature Baby Book.

Preemie Families

Preemie Celebrations
Stories and poems by preemie parents celebrating the lives and victories of children born prematurely.

Why Premature Child?
Our Personal Story

Highlighted Articles

Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death
UPDATED! Resources for parents suffering the death of their pre-term infant

Risks in Adopting a Pre-Term or Low Birth Weight Baby
Overview of the potential developmental outcome when considering the adoption of a pre-term or low birth weight LBW baby.

A New Beginning: Home with Your Premature Baby
After your preemie comes home, managing expectations.

Preemie Developmental Risks and Followup
Early identification of developmental difficulties in preemies is believed to be critical to the success of treatment.

Sensory Integration Problems in Preemies
Common sensory integration problems in preemies, causes and solutions.

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