When Baby Joy entered the world weighing just 1.5 kilograms, she was far too small to keep herself warm. Born at 32 weeks in Cameroon to a mother who had not been able to access antenatal care, she arrived already fighting for her life. By the time she reached the health facility, her body temperature had dropped dangerously low. She was too fragile for skin-to-skin care, so providers placed her in a traditional incubator to stabilize her. While the incubator helped regulate

In northern Ethiopia, the walls of Maitsebri Primary Hospital hold stories of resilience—of families rebuilding after conflict and of newborns who arrive already fighting to survive. One of those stories belongs to Tirhas, a 22-year-old first-time mother who traveled for hours from her remote village, hoping her baby girl would be safe in the hands of the midwives who serve this community every day. When her daughter was born, she weighed just 2.1 kilograms—too small to regul

Morning light spilled through the windows of a hospital in western Ukraine as doctors worked quietly to save a newborn boy they called Little Sparrow. He had come into the world far earlier than expected, his tiny body too fragile to hold its own warmth. His mother, Natalya, had already lost her home in Donetsk, but she refused to lose hope. Every day, she sat by his side, whispering that his brothers and sisters were waiting for him to come home. As his temperature fell, the

Kelvin entered the world too soon, too small, and far too fragile to survive on his own. Weighing just 2.5 pounds, his tiny body struggled to do what full-term newborns can do with ease: stay warm. At a rural health center in central Zambia, the skilled birth attendant who delivered him immediately saw the signs of danger. Kelvin needed urgent, specialized neonatal care. But the nearest hospital was hours away and, for a preterm baby, every minute of cold can be life-threaten

Every year, millions of babies enter the world too soon — their bodies fragile, their temperatures unstable, and their first moments shaped by circumstances far beyond their control. But each tiny heartbeat carries a story of courage. And today, on World Prematurity Day, we celebrate those stories. For newborns born prematurely or underweight, simply staying warm can mean the difference between life and death. Hypothermia is one of the most common and preventable threats thes

When 37-year-old Teberh, a mother of four, arrived at Endabaguna Primary Hospital after days of labor complications, she was terrified. Her pregnancy was only 32 weeks along, and the nearest hospital with advanced equipment was more than 55 kilometers away—over rough, unpaved roads. She gave birth to a tiny baby girl weighing just 1.8 kilograms (3.9 pounds). Within moments, her newborn’s temperature fell to a dangerous level of hypothermia.

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