This is Jay Foundation
The Need
Preterm birth is the most common cause of death among infants worldwide. About 15 million babies are preterm each year which represents 5 to 18% of all deliveries. Approximately 0.5% of births are extremely early peri viable births, and these account for most of the deaths. In many countries, rates of preterm births have increased between the 1990s and 2010s. Complications from preterm births resulted in 0.81 million deaths in 2015 down from 1.57 million in 1990. The approximated chance of survival at 22 weeks is 6%, at 23 weeks it is 26%, at 24 weeks 55% and at 25 weeks 72%. The chances of survival without any long-term difficulties are however lower.
Our aim is to advocate for these miracle babies who endure a lot but are resistant enough to survive. We will be the voice of the speechless, share in their pain and be there for them.
Objectives
1. To support neonatal facilities
2. To support premature babies and their mothers
3. To help and counsel mothers with premature and sick babies.
Vision
Our vision is to help better Neonatal facilities in the country as a whole by providing them with items needed for the survival of preterm babies and by doing so increase the survival rate of preterm babies in the nation.
Mission
Our mission is to help preterm babies survive by making periodic donations to babies and their mothers. We will also have periodic talks with the expectant mothers and parents, doctors, nurses and care-givers on how to make these babies and their mothers comfortable and welcome them gracefully into our world. The Jay Foundation ’IS’ the voice of the speechless.
Goals
The Jay Foundation is to solicit enough funding to enable them help preterm babies and their mothers. We also intend to invite experienced Neonatal Doctors from the US, UK and other developed countries to help our facilities and train the medical staff in NICU. We intend to periodically donate to most Neonatal Facilities in all the regions.
The founder of Jay Foundation holding her daughter, Nyhira, who was born preterm. She is part of the inspiration behind Jay Foundation.
The Jay Foundation is in memory of Jayden Atta Ndase and in honor of Jayda Atta Nhyira.
We want to let mothers going through similar situations to know that it is highly possible that both they and their babies can survive it. It’s not wrong to be born pre-term, but to die because of that is wrong. Preemies can survive. Nhyira is a living example.
Inspirational Poems from PremMoms
PremMoms is a name coined up by Jay Foundation.
A support group for mothers in Ghana who have had preterm babies. They work under the Jay Foundation. They also wrote the poems below.
All the Poems are copyrighted. Thus unauthorised reproduction in any form without prior approval is strictly prohibited.
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Professor Ebenezer Baddoe
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital & University of Ghana, Accra – Ghana
Doctor Kennedy Brightson
Shai Osudoku Hospital, Dodowa – Ghana
Doctor Frimpong Barfi
Tema General Hospital, Tema – Ghana
Doctor Emmanuel Anim
Keta Municipal Hospital, Keta – Volta Region
