Micropremature Babies: How Low Can You Go?

Since the mid-90’s, our newest minority consists of the tiniest humans, born weighing less than two pounds. This film is about the psychosocial impact such a birth has upon the family. We seek to explore their world and answer these questions: Who are they? Why does this happen? What challenges do they face after long term hospitalization? Will these children be a burden on society? This is a highly personal film, and it begs as many questions as it answers. It is emotional. It is intimate. The style is human revelation, told subjectively rather than objectively, by the parents and the medical experts who care for these newborns. It is more a diary than an essay, more a drama than investigative journalism. It is not about “litter births”, or babies from ‘druggie’ moms, or babies born with life-threatening anomalies. It’s about the average person who does everything right and still begets a severely premature child. Stories of love, hope, humor and sacrifice triumph over fear, pain, and difficulties (an International Medical Media Award Winner).