(Source: WHO - World Health Organization) Commentary 17 November 2015 She was only 2 hours old. Bright scarlet from the blush below her thin, porous, premature skin, she weighed in at well under 4 pounds. A fine down of moist hair covered her back and, though tiny, she was lively, kicking out with a lusty squeaky cry. A '32 weeker' I guessed, about 2 months premature. Back in London she would have been transferred to a warm special care baby unit under the care of an experienced newborn nurse who would watch like a hawk for worrying signs like coldness, breathing problems, a change in colour, vomiting, a flick in temperature or any other hint of infection. Her blood sugar would be monitored...
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