Lamaze International recognizes Prematurity Awareness Month and World Prematurity Day, observed annually in November and on Nov. 17, respectively. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the awareness month. Prematurity Awareness Month spotlights the global state of maternal and infant health, and March of Dimes acknowledges that the U.S. is among the most dangerous developed nations to give birth. This recognition month strives to end preventable preterm birth and help families have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.

Lamaze is committed to promoting evidence-based prenatal education and advocating for improved maternal care to empower families and reduce prematurity rates worldwide.

Check out Lamaze blogs, articles from The Journal of Perinatal Education and educational resources from the Lamaze Learning Center to reference while on your mission to help families and clients have full-term pregnancies and healthy births, this month and beyond.

Journal of Perinatal Education

• Integrating Community Health Workers and Nurse Midwives on the Health-Care Team to Improve Birth and Breastfeeding Outcomes
• Pain in Preterm Infants: Different Perspectives
• Role of Kangaroo Mother Care in the Management of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in Both Term and Preterm Neonates: A Systematic Review
• Safe and Healthy Birth Practices: Current Evidence
• Kangaroo Mother Care 1: Alleviation of Physiological Problems in Premature Infants
• Continuing Education Module—Kangaroo Mother Care 2: Potential Beneficial Impacts on Brain Development in Premature Infants

The Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE) is a Lamaze membership benefit. You may be asked to log into your member account before reading the articles. Learn more about JPE and access past issues here.

Connecting the Dots and Giving Birth With Confidence Blogs

• Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Appears to Reduce Prematurity Rate
• World Prematurity Day - Childbirth Educators Have a Role
• Research Review: A Prenatal Blood Test that Accurately Determines Gestational Age and Prematurity Risk?
• Is There a Genetic Identifier in Parents At Risk of Preterm Birth? New Research Says Yes!
• Demand #BlanketChange for Parents and Babies to Fight Premature Birth
• World Prematurity Day Advises: No Separation of Parents and Babies
• Most Important Things to Know About Premature Birth
• Prematurity: Know Your Risks, Know Prevention, Know Support
• Baby Born Prematurely? Here Are 3 Resources You Can Turn to Now

Read more research and resources for perinatal professionals on the Connecting the Dots blog, and check out information for parents on the Giving Birth With Confidence blog.

Lamaze Learning Center

• Initiating, Establishing, and Maintaining Milk Supply in Mothers of Preterm Babies

Check out all of the education Lamaze offers for childbirth educators and perinatal professionals, now available in the new Lamaze Learning Center!

Your perspectives and insights matter to the Lamaze International community. Reach out to Content Manager Morgan Manghera at mmanghera@lamaze.org to find out how you can share your perspectives on prematurity and pre-term birth on Lamaze’s blogs.