Describe the effect of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and community. Consider short- term and long-term impacts, socioeconomic implications, the need for ongoing care, and comorbidities associated with prematurity. Explain how disparities relative to ethnic and cultural groups may contribute to low birth weight babies. Identify one support service within your community to assist with preterm infants and their families and explain how the service adequately addresses the needs of the community, or a population in your community.

Describe the effect of extremely low birth weight babies on the family and community. Consider short- term and long-term impacts, socioeconomic implications, the need for ongoing care, and comorbidities associated with prematurity. Explain how disparities relative to ethnic and cultural groups may contribute to low birth weight babies. Identify one support service within your community to assist with preterm infants and their families and explain how the service adequately addresses the needs of the community, or a population in your community.

Provide the link to the resource in your post. The effect of low birth weight babies on family is tremendous. This topic is near and dear to me since I recently gave birth to a 34 week old baby who was considered a low birthweight baby. Fortunately for me I had a bunch of great resources available to me including, a great support team and a great health care team. Fortunately today my child is measuring adequately and reaching the appropriate milestones. I know I am very fortunate and not everyone is as lucky to be in the situation I am in with all these resources available. Some short term impacts that I have seen are the mental strain it it occurs in the couple or in the parents it is mentally exhausting having a premature baby and one of the worst feelings was being discharged from the hospital and not bringing your baby home for me itI felt like it went against my nature my wanted to be with my newborn child. I delivered at sharp hospital in San Diego