PreemieCare is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families of infants born preterm through education, support, and resources.

PreemieCare also acts as a mentoring and networking organization for hospital and community-based parent-of-preemie support groups.

PreemieCare is the daughter organization of MOST (Mothers of Supertwins): a non-profit parenting organization that provides information, education, support and additional resources for families of multiples.

This site has information about the following topics:

About PreemieCare/News

Preemie Research
About Preemies RSV Information
NICU Glossary Preemie Support Group Listing
Preemie Resource Database Small Talk: Discussion Forum for Support Group Leaders
Preemie Stories Then and Now Photo Gallery
Preemies in the News Products for Premature Infants
CarePages Online Support And Much More...

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RSV Season

What does this mean to you and your family? Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that infects virtually all children before age two. The virus usually causes mild "cold" symptoms but, in some infants at risk, can cause a life-threatening illness.

Find up-to-date information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) about RSV outbreaks by state, region, or the entire US on the RSV Tracking System.

For Joey, it’s just a ‘‘cold.’’ For Julie, it’s a calamity.

Joey was a healthy, full-term infant and RSV just caused mild respiratory symptoms. Julie was born several weeks before her due date, with underdeveloped lungs. Her infection caused a serious illness and a long, expensive hospitalization. Fortunately, she was not one of the 4,500 babies in the U.S. who die each year because of RSV disease.

PreemieCare
P.O. Box 306
(631) 859-1110
East Islip, NY 11730
info@preemiecare.org

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Updated 4/17/08