Our plans for World Prematurity Day

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Find out about our 2024 #NeonatalFeelings message and how you can get involved on Sunday 17 November and beyond.

#NeonatalFeelings - our 2024 message

For World Prematurity Day this year, Bliss is shining a light on the mental health and wellbeing of parents with babies in neonatal care.

Life on a neonatal unit is challenging for parents in so many ways, and the impact on their mental health can be felt for years afterwards.

But this part of the neonatal experience is sometimes forgotten – so Bliss is creating space for parents to share all the #NeonatalFeelings they have felt during their time on the unit. From hope to guilt, fear to anger, it’s normal to have a range emotions on your neonatal journey.

You can do this by sharing your own neonatal story on social media or by sharing one of our graphics either from our website or our social media pages on the day. Remember to use #NeonatalFeelings and tag @Blisscharity.

This World Prematurity Day, join us to help start conversations about these often unspoken feelings, and show others that they’re not alone.

Get involved

Download our WPD social media graphics

Share these graphics on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn using #NeonatalFeelings (downloads as a ZIP file)
Download the social media toolkit

Download our WPD milestone card

Print and send the postcard to friends and family or use it in photos (downloads as PDF)
Download the WPD milestone card

Join the conversation

However you decide to get involved this World Prematurity Day, share your neonatal story and tag Bliss so we can re-share:

Tweet #NeonatalFeelings and tag @Blisscharity

Post #NeonatalFeelings on Facebook and tag @Blisscharity

Post #NeonatalFeelings on Instagram and tag @Blisscharity