Medipol calls for 'A Drop of Breath' for premature babies
For the World Prematurity Day, an event was organized at Istanbul Medipol University South Campus Conference Hall. Speaking at the program, Dean of the International School of Medicine Prof. Dr. Ayhan Taştekin said: “Nurses are more important than doctors in premature baby care. The quality of a neonatal intensive care unit is directly proportional to the quality of its nurses. Therefore, we need expert nurses.”
Istanbul Medipol University School of Health Sciences and School of Communication jointly celebrated the World Prematurity Day with the theme “A Drop of Breath: Quality Care Everywhere”. Many academicians and students attended the event, which took place in the South Campus Conference Hall, including Head of the Department of Midwifery at the School of Health Sciences, Dr. Asiye Ayar Kocatürk, Head of the Department of Nursing at the School of Health Sciences, Prof. Sema Kuğuoğlu, and Dean of the School of International Medicine, Prof. Ayhan Taştekin. Delivering the opening speech of the event, Prof. Kuğuoğlu drew attention to the importance of having an experienced and specialized staff in premature birth intensive care units. Prof. Kuğuoğlu said: “This year’s theme is ‘Quality Care Everywhere’. Premature babies need special care and attention when they are born. Therefore, it is therefore their right to receive specialized and quality care anywhere after birth.”
DR. KOCATÜRK: 1 IN 10 CHILDREN BORN PREMATURELY
Dr. Asiye Ayar Kocatürk, Head of the Department of Midwifery at the School of Health Sciences, stated that one in every 10 children is born prematurely and that care processes are vital for these babies to survive without sequelae. Dr. Kocatürk concluded her speech by saying: “If a child is crying in Asia, Africa or anywhere else in the world, that child is a child of all of us. If crying children are laughing, that world belongs to all of us.”
PROF. TAŞTEKİN: THE BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR HEALTH IN OUR COUNTRY SHOULD BE INCREASED
The Dean of the International School of Medicine Prof. Ayhan Taştekin said that in order to become a developed country, the premature birth rate must be reduced. Prof. Taştekin concluded his words as follows: “The lower the number of deaths under five, the more developed the country is. Nurses are more important than doctors in premature baby care. The quality of a neonatal intensive care unit is directly proportional to the quality of its nurses. Therefore, we need expert nurses. While Türkiye allocates 4.6% of its budget to health, these rates are much higher in the world. If we want to keep our babies alive, we must allocate more budget to health and train expert doctors and nurses.”
Last Update Date: 19/04/2026 - 14:26
