Light It Purple

World Prematurity Day highlights the premature birth of 15 million babies each year worldwide. More than 1 million will die and many more face serious lifelong health challenges. Around 27,000 babies are born prematurely each year in Australia alone! Help us raise awareness and achieve our vision of 'better, healthier outcomes for newborns and their families challenged by prematurity or sickness'. 

This November 17, we would like to see you LIGHT IT PURPLE for premature infants. Light purple candles, light your offices and homes in purple and get your community involved. We look forward to seeing a ray of purple light around the country. 

Share your efforts with us on your social pages: #miraclebabies #WorldPrematurityDay #LightItPurple

2024 Light It Purple Locations:

Light It Purple Registration Form:

Locations that have previously hosted awareness and/or fundraising events for World Prematurity Day:

Australia:

• Fairfield Hospital, Prairiewood, NSW
• Albury Wodonga Health - Wodonga Campus, Killara, VIC
• Prospect Medical Centre, Prospect, Tasmania
• North Shore Private Hospital, St Leonards, NSW
• Dalwood Family Care Centre, Seaforth, NSW
• Frankston Hospital, Frankston, VIC
• Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD
• Royal Women's Hospital, Truganina, VIC
• Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Port Macquarie, NSW
• Mater Brisbane, Morningside, QLD
• Campbelltown SCN, Glen Alpine, NSW
• Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW
• Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, QLD
• Bankstown- Lidcombe Hospital SCN, Bankstown, NSW
• Westmead Public Hospital, Westmead, NSW
• Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland
• Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA
• Angliss, Upper Ferntree Gully, VIC
  
• Royal Darwin Hospital Auditorium (ground floor), NT

International: 

• Aster Medcity hospital, Cochin, Kerala, India
• Newman Regional Health, Emporia, Kansas, USA
• McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• Hospital Wanita & Kanak-Kanak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
• Halifax Health, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
• Philadelphia International Airport, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Aga Khan University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan