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Preterm Labor

Preterm labor is labor that starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. It can lead to premature birth. Premature babies may face serious health risks.

Symptoms of preterm labor include:

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Results 1 - 10 of 655 for Premature birth
  1. Preterm Labor (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... completed weeks of pregnancy. It can lead to premature birth. Premature babies may face serious health risks. Symptoms ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pretermlabor.html - Health Topics
  2. Premature Babies (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the United States are premature, or preemies. A premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks. Important growth ... can work on their own. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    https://medlineplus.gov/prematurebabies.html - Health Topics
  3. Smoking during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... pregnancy can cause problems for your baby, like premature birth and birth defects. It also increases your baby’s ... weeks of pregnancy. Preterm labor can lead to premature birth. Babies born prematurely are more likely to have ...
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/.../pregnancy/smoking-during-pregnancy - Videos
  4. Prescription Opioids during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... may cause serious problems for your baby, like premature birth and drug withdrawal called NAS. Even if you ... medicines can help reduce your baby’s risk for premature birth and growth problems. Your baby may have some ...
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/...rescription-opioids-during-pregnancy - Videos
  5. Insufficient cervix 
    ... in a pregnancy. This could cause miscarriage or premature birth. ... If there is a threat of premature birth, your provider may suggest bed rest . However, this has not been proven to prevent loss of pregnancy, and may result in complications ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000595.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Being Pregnant with Twins, Triplets, and Other Multiples (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    Twins, Triplets, Multiple Births
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/...t-twins-triplets-and-other-multiples - External Health Links
  7. Preterm labor 
    ... your provider if you have had a previous premature birth. ... an exam to see if you are having preterm labor. An exam will check to see if your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000486.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Chronic Health Conditions and Pregnancy (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    Health Problems in Pregnancy/Related Issues ... Health Problems in Pregnancy ... March of Dimes Foundation
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/...onic-health-conditions-and-pregnancy - External Health Links
  9. Childbirth Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... labor starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy Premature rupture of ... the uterus before birth, or being attached too firmly to the uterus ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childbirthproblems.html - Health Topics
  10. What Are the Risk Factors for Preterm Labor and Birth? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Preterm Labor/Learn More ... Preterm Labor ... Risk factors include medical conditions and pregnancy complications. Some risk factors can be managed to reduce risk.
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../topics/preterm/conditioninfo/who_risk - External Health Links
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