My DS was born at 33 weeks, he was transferred to the NICU for 6 days and stayed in hospital for a month. He needed a little help with his breathing, and was given EBM through a tube. He was 2.7kgs when he was born which apparently helped. 33 weeks is early, but it's actually not too bad... most babies born at this age do pretty well.

I hope it all works out for your friend and her family.