Zoë Saldana felt helpless after giving birth to her 10-month-old twin sons, Cy and Bowie, prematurely last November and says she and husband Marco ''were at the mercy of our nurses and doctors.''
Zoe Saldana felt helpless after giving birth to her twin sons prematurely last November.
The 37-year-old actress, who has 10-month-old baby boys Cy and Bowie with artist husband Marco Perego, admits she struggled to cope when they were immediately placed in the neonatal intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital.
The 'Avatar' star said: ''When I was in the neonatal intensive care unit with my two sons, I became like every parent that was on that floor. My husband and I were at the mercy of our nurses and doctors -- our children's lives depended on their every move.''
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star recently decided to get involved with Brave Beginnings, a non-profit organisation that helps ensure hospitals have access to the life-saving equipment needed to help premature babies thrive, as a result of her experience.
She told PEOPLE magazine: ''When children are born prematurely, they don't just need to be held, they need assistance breathing, feeding and going to the bathroom. They also need incubators to protect them while they're forming immune systems.
''This equipment can mean the difference between life and death for a child, that's just the truth. If a child can't breathe and doesn't have the equipment to help him breathe we can't help him with our own hands.''
Zoe feels lucky her sons are now thriving and thinks all premature babies should receive the same high levels of care.
She said: ''I went through it. I was there. I was a parent and my children were the ones that benefitted from having excellent services from the hospital. And I want that for every parent. I want that for every child.''
JK Rowling is trending again, and the trans community needs support.
With the release of their third album 'Typhoon' growing steadily nearer, Royal Blood have unveiled yet another single entitled 'Boilermaker'...
Olly Alexander shows off his journey of self-love in the video for Years & Years' newest single 'Starstruck'; the lead track from his forthcoming...
Eight songs about female power that you definitely need to hear right now.
Shirley Manson is well known for her vocal political views, and she takes no prisoners with Garbage's latest single 'The Men Who Rule The World'.
The biggest names in music royalty.
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe prepares to come to a climax as ‘The...
Princess Twilight Sparkle lives in the beautiful land of Equestria; a land of rainbows and...
It was never going to be easy to match the impact of 2014's Guardians of...
The Guardians of the Galaxy have returned for another interplanetary adventure, having decided to stick...
It's been two months since the Guardians of the Galaxy defeated the evil Ronan, and...
Ben Affleck launched his directing career 10 years ago with his film of Dennis Lehane's...
The Guardians return two months after their epic battle against Ronan with their criminal records...
Five of our favourite unlikely heroes re-assemble in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2. The...
Joe Coughlin was born and raised in a good family, his father was the police...
This is where the Star Trek franchise officially shifts from thoughtful drama into thunderous action....
When the Starship Enterprise finds itself under forceful attack, the crew on board fight to...