On World Prematurity Day, they are asking the government to rethink and review the current parental leave legislation to recognize the additional support needed by parents of pre-term babies.
Calls for an extended parental leave for 'miracle babies'
Pre-term babies need weeks or even months of specialized care. Parents also need support while caring for their child in NICU Source: Getty Images/Morten Falch Sortland
In Australia, around 48,000 babies need the help of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Special care Nursery (SCN). Caring for a premature baby is not an easy task as experienced by Kylie Pussell , mother to three miracle babies, CEO and co-founder of Miracle Babies Foundation.
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