Patiala, November 17 - World Prematurity Day was observed to raise awareness about the diseases of premature babies and their prevention. At Office of Civil Surgeon releasing the poster, Dr. Raminder Kaur Civil Surgeon said that during the surveys, it has been found that premature birth is the biggest cause of death of children up to five years of age. Therefore, special attention needs to be paid to protect such children from diseases. He said that there is a risk of blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity in premature babies, but there is no need to panic, but early diagnosis and treatment can prevent retinopathy of prematurity. He said that 34 Babies born prematurely, babies weighing less than 2 kg, babies born between 34 and 36 weeks who required oxygen for a long time at birth, breathing problems, any type of infection, the baby Infants who require mechanical support after birth or who have low birth weight require a medical examination by an ophthalmologist. Such infants should first have a newborn eye examination after 4 weeks of birth. is On this occasion, District Family Welfare Officer Dr. S.J.Singh, District Epidemiologist Dr. Sumit Singh, District Mass Media Officer Krishna Kumar, Deputy Mass Media Officer Jasjit Kaur, District Program Manager Ritika Grover, Assistant Malaria Officer Malkit Singh, District Accounts Officer Amit Jain were also present.