Premature and low birth weight babies
In 2000, 7.6% of all babies born in Canada were premature (Health Canada). And approximately 6.1% of babies born in 2005–2006 weighed less than 2,500 grams (Canadian Institute for Health Information). Since the 1970’s, medicine has made such progress in the care of premature and low birth weight babies that health care professionals are now turning their attention to extremely premature and extremely low birth weight babies.






