It’s #WorldPrematurityDay. If you have friends whose arrives early, some ideas:
—give tiny clothes. 0-3 is HUGE on prems
—help with logistics, eg nursery drop for older kids
—give lifts to and from hospital
—cook/buy freezer food
—never send a msg just saying ‘how are you?’

—if you’re a boss, for the love of God don’t count a prem birth as a decision to start parental leave early
—hand cream is a good present for sanitiser-wrecked hands
—don’t comment on the tininess and fragility of the baby. It’s not like we don’t know.

#WorldPrematurityDay

—Remember mothers who have early births often haven’t had any break between work and motherhood and no time to get into the headspace. A term birth is a big enough adjustment, never mind one months or weeks before time.