a pregnant woman usually carries her baby in her womb for 9 months by the time it s born the child has developed enough to be ready for the outside world. but more than 10 percent of births worldwide are too early according to the world health organization that s around 15000000 pre-term babies who often struggle with life threatening complications. studies show that a simple method can help funding them. a potentially life saving touch. depending on the stage of development primitive babies can stop breathing up to 15 times an hour in these episodes of respiratory arrest and known as apnea and any of them can prove fatal dr ornish told me hence the neonatal department at light 6 university hospital in eastern germany every year he helps dozens of premature babies get a start in life that s as normal as possible. premature babies should still be inside their mothers tummies they would normally strengthen their respiratory muscles there and take breaks now and then all the pre