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I need help on an informative speech about premature babies. Any ideas would help! Thank you!?

I am doing an informative speech on premature babies, but don’t know where to start, I’m having a hard time trying to figure out my outline and the whole thing! Any help on this particular subject would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!

Preemies have so much going on, it’ll be best to pinpoint one subject and go with that.
Some ideas -
*Growth problems,
*Adjusted age (considering them to be the age they would be if they had been born on their due date),
*Using low lighting and noise in the nicu (nicu environment),
*Kangaroo care (skin to skin contact) and how it helps preemies,
*Parental stress.

Re: parental stress — great info here: http://www.uwm.edu/People/hynan/
Look at: Helping Parents Cope With a High Risk Birth and his other links.

Good luck!

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3 Responses to “I need help on an informative speech about premature babies. Any ideas would help! Thank you!?”

  1. Lilmom Says:
    October 24th, 2009 at 10:23 am

    Do you need help with what to write? Here’s so ideas if so:
    Causes of premature babies
    Survival rates
    How healthy compared to full term babies
    Problems (heart, lungs, etc)
    Long term problems
    Impact it has on the family
    Hope some of this helps you good luck!!
    References :

  2. ridingis4life Says:
    October 24th, 2009 at 10:52 am

    Here are some idea’s (I was a premature baby)
    - survival rate (start from the 1980’s to current date, show how technology improves life today)
    - birth defects (sight, hearing, verbal communication, dr.s told my mom I should have never walked, talked or been able to see (I can do all of the above)
    - try and find research on why babies are born prematurly

    Hope this helps
    References :

  3. mailboo_girl Says:
    October 24th, 2009 at 11:28 am

    Preemies have so much going on, it’ll be best to pinpoint one subject and go with that.
    Some ideas -
    *Growth problems,
    *Adjusted age (considering them to be the age they would be if they had been born on their due date),
    *Using low lighting and noise in the nicu (nicu environment),
    *Kangaroo care (skin to skin contact) and how it helps preemies,
    *Parental stress.

    Re: parental stress — great info here: http://www.uwm.edu/People/hynan/
    Look at: Helping Parents Cope With a High Risk Birth and his other links.

    Good luck!
    References :

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