A LITTLE BACKGROUND MUSIC. Lead vocalist in a trio of Cleveland rock bands in her teens, Anne Cochran was putting down demos and jingles before making everything official with a degree in Theater and Voice from Case Western Reserve University.
The UNICEF estimates that an average of 353,000 babies are born each day around the world. The crude birth rate is 18.9 births per 1,000 population or 255 births globally per minute or 4.3 births every second (as of Dec. 2013 estimate) Our current world population is approximately 7.2 billion and growing. It passed the 7 billion mark in 2011.
Around 8% of babies in Australia each year are BORN EARLY. Babies born prematurely may need help to breathe and are at much higher risk of long-term health problems than babies born on time. Premature labour occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy and occurs in 5%-10% of all pregnancies. A pregnancy generally lasts between 38 and 42 weeks.