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MTRH today joined the world in marking the World Prematurity Day. The global theme for this year’s World Prematurity Day is – Small actions, big impact: Immediate skin-to-skin care for every baby everywhere.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On this day, people come together to encourage research related to the concerns of preterm birth and help in addressing them with innovative approaches.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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MTRH has the best equipped and staffed public Neonatal Baby Unit (NBU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Kenya with 60% of babies admitted being pre-term babies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The day began with a sensitization walk through Eldoret Town culminating at the Riley Mother & Baby Hospital (RMBH) where mothers who previously had pre-term babies gave testimonies to encourage other mothers accordingly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MTRH today joined the world in marking the World Prematurity Day. 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