Athena Shares about Tyler: Her new baby brother born premature
Athena decided to talk about early and late baby births and how it affects them in early life.It was very interesting,I learnt quite a bit of stuff that I didn't know but she talked very fast and pretty quiet so I couldn't really tell what she was saying so it's pretty hard to put alot of information this time. We learnt that babys that are born early are called premature which if you think about it means pre = before and mature = grown so it's born before they are grown. She said her brother Tyler was about 30cm tall, that's like the length of one ruler! She said he was yellow?? so they had to put him under a light called a UV light. Weird!!! That's like growing a potplant. Athena also said that there was another baby that had skin that was see through. Mrs Sinclair described how the organs (that's the brain e.t.c) form first and sometimes premature babies need help to breathe because their lungs are not 'grown' yet. Tyler didn't need oxygen luckily. We talked about how lucky we are to live in New Zealand where little babies like Tyler can get the help they need and their families don't have to pay heaps. In some other countries premature babies die.
look to the stars-Premature Baby Day click this link
