Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Medicover Hospitals Celebrate World Prematurity Day, Highlight Neonatal Care Successes
Medicover Hospitals held a special day to celebrate babies born too early.
They invited families whose babies were born prematurely and are now healthy, along with the doctors and nurses who helped them.
The hospital has a special nursery with advanced machines to help these tiny babies survive and grow.
Doctors explained that helping these babies is both a science using technology and a very caring job.
It was a happy day where families thanked the hospital staff and celebrated how strong these babies are, showing that with good care, even very early babies can grow up healthy and strong.
The event highlighted that saving these babies is a team effort of doctors, parents, and advanced medical science.
Medicover Woman & Child Hospitals in Hyderabad hosted a World Prematurity Day celebration.
The event honored preterm babies, their families, and healthcare professionals, including NICU graduates.
Globally, 15 million babies are born preterm annually, with India accounting for 3.5 million.
Medicover's 4-year-old, 25-bed Level III NICU has cared for over 1,200 newborns, including 680 premature babies, achieving strong survival outcomes.
The celebration emphasized the blend of advanced medical science, technology, expertise, and compassion in neonatal care.
- Who
- Medicover Woman & Child Hospitals, families, doctors, nurses, NICU graduates, Dr. Hari Krishna (Executive Director, Medicover Hospitals, India), Dr. Ravinder Reddy Parige (Director of Neonatology & Paediatrics)
- What
- Celebration for World Prematurity Day, honoring preterm babies, families, and healthcare professionals, and highlighting the hospital's advanced neonatal care and survival rates.
- When
- November 17, 2025
- Where
- Medicover Woman & Child Hospitals, Hitec City, Hyderabad
- Why
- To acknowledge the strength of families with preterm babies, recognize healthcare professionals' dedication, and showcase successful outcomes in neonatal care.
Medicover's Celebration Focus
Emphasis on Science and Compassion
Event Objective
Medicover's Celebration Focus
Honoring preterm babies, families, and healthcare professionals through a celebration with NICU graduates and emotional reunions.
Emphasis on Science and Compassion
Highlighting the 'science of survival' in neonatal care, emphasizing advanced technology, expertise, and compassionate support to achieve strong survival outcomes.
- Event
- World Prematurity Day Celebration
- Date
- November 17, 2025
- Location
- Medicover Woman & Child Hospitals, Hitec City, Hyderabad
- Organizers
- Medicover Woman & Child Hospitals
- Global Premature Births Estimate
- 15 million per year
- India Premature Births Estimate
- 3.5 million per year
- Medicover Newborns Cared For (4 years)
- Over 1,200
- Medicover Premature Babies Cared For (4 years)
- 680