{"id":224218,"date":"2019-11-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/224218\/roseacres-celebrates-world-prematurity-day\/"},"modified":"2019-11-26T13:34:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:34:32","slug":"roseacres-celebrates-world-prematurity-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/26\/roseacres-celebrates-world-prematurity-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Roseacres celebrates World Prematurity Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 15 million babies born worldwide are premature.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated one in 10 newborn babies will be premature and require special care.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In honour of this, World Prematurity Day is celebrated globally, on November 17, and celebrates all the babies born too soon.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DvZrwsVIIcI' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Life Roseacres Hospital took the opportunity to celebrate this special day, last Friday, and to educate the hospital\u2019s staff and the community on premature births, with a special talk by paediatrician Dr Hassina Ebrahim.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>For the full story be sure to get your copy of this week\u2019s Germiston City News, out Wednesday (November 27).<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE PRINT EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190510\/make-recycling-a-habit-in-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Print Exclusive: Make recycling a habit in your life<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220837\/you-need-to-act-fast-when-it-comes-to-a-stroke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Print Exclusive: You need to act FAST when it comes to a stroke<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224219\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/47GCNGENERALPREM_02472-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/47GCNGENERALPREM_02472-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/47GCNGENERALPREM_02472-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/47GCNGENERALPREM_02472-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/47GCNGENERALPREM_02472.jpg 800w\" 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