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"I support Irish Premature Babies because of the valuable information they provide for parents when we take our little ones home. Like all new parents, we have a whole new set of queries, worries and so on. The extra information that applies to premature babies is now readily available to us and is extremely helpful and necessary." [+]

Irish Premature Babies are having their official launch on the 7th of Septemeber 2010 at 11.30am in the pillar room in the Rotunda hospital, Dublin. To help create awareness of prematurity in Ireland we are also having an exhibition of 40 families highlighting their journey of having a premature baby in Ireland.

We are looking for parents throughout Ireland who are willing to share their experience of having a premature baby/babies with the media in Ireland. Irish Premature Babies will make all the necessary arrangements but we need parents to give either a phone or face interview with a journalist and tell their story of having a premature baby. Ideally we would need parents nationwide so we can really highlight what parents go through and also to increase awareness. Please contact Grace, Allison or Mandy at irishprematurebabies@gmail.com

If you would an invite to the event we would be delighted to have you there , please contact us irishprematurebabieslaunch@gmail.com

Welcome to the website of Irish Premature Babies. We are a voluntary organisation set up to support and provide information for parents who have premature babies in Ireland. All the parents within the organisation have have all had a premature baby so we understand the rollercoaster journey that ensues when your baby is born prematurely. Ireland has very little that represents or promotes the welfare of the parent of preterm babies, but we hope to change this with the formation of Irish Premature Babies.

The birth of a premature baby is an extraordinary journey that most people are truly unaware of unless they have been in that position. One day you are pregnant and looking forward to the future, and then circumstances change and you are hurled into the unfamiliar and unknown world of the Neo-natal unit. The joy that is associated with giving birth is overcome by fear, guilt, anger, loneliness and isolation. As parents who have all had preterm babies, Irish Premature Babies are here to support you in any way we can from the time you spend in the NICU to the next journey that begins when you all go home.

We hope that you will find aspects of our website useful, whether its reading other parents experiences, availing of the DISCOUNTS (CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL YOUR FREE DISCOUNTS ) we have obtained for parents or using our support network so you can have a informal chat with another parent who has gone through the same experience as well. We would love to get your feedback on the website as it’s a website for you, a parent of a premature baby.

I want to thank all the parents who have devoted their free time to help put this website together, especially to four brillant parents who are the driving force behind Irish Premature Babies. We also want to thank everybody that has given us help and who has supported us and to everybody that has contributed their experience or articles for the site. Without your help and input, this would never have come to fruition.

If you feel you would like to contribute your experience to our website, we would be delighted to include it in our "Irish Prem experiences" section. Similarly, if you would like to share a photograph of your premature baby for the front page of our website, we would only be too happy to post it, we are alternating the photographs so as many people as possible get to show off their beautiful premature baby. You can contact us directly via the feedback section on the website or through our email address at info@irishprematurebabies.com.

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Email : info@irishprematurebabies.com

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Address:    Irish Premature Babies,
                      Carmichael House,
                     North Brunswick Street,
                      Dublin 7,
                     Ireland.

Telephone: 086-3458931

Office hours Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm

Outside these hours you can text us anytime

We try to reply to all correspondence or queries as swiftly as possible.

Disclaimer

Irish Premature Babies is a support group and as such, we do not offer any advice or medical expertise. If you have medical concerns regarding your baby or yourself we recommended you contact suitably qualified professionals. All information pertained on the site is freely available in the public domain. The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Irish Premature Babies and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website. Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Irish Premature Babies. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. We are therefore not responsible for the content of these sites and they are provided solely for the convenience of users of this site, neither are we responsible for the quality of the services provided by other bodies mentioned herein. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them. Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Irish Premature Babies takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.