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Premature Babies

Almost 1 of every 10 infants born in 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 and development happen throughout pregnancy - especially in the final months and weeks. Because they are born too early, preemies weigh much less than full-term babies. They may have health problems because their organs did not have enough time to develop. Problems that a baby born too early may have include:

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  1. Premature Babies (National Library of Medicine)  
    Almost 1 of every 10 infants born in the United States are premature, or preemies. A premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/prematurebabies.html - Health Topics
  2. Osteopenia - premature infants 
    ... the baby. This helps the baby grow. A premature infant may not receive the proper amount of calcium ... to be important for bone development. Most very premature infants have limited physical activity. This may also contribute ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007231.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Premature infant 
    A premature infant is a baby born before 37 full weeks of gestation (more than 3 weeks before the due ... A premature infant may have signs of the following problems: Not enough red blood cells ( anemia ) Bleeding into the brain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001562.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Neonatal weight gain and nutrition 
    Premature babies need to receive good nutrition so they grow at a rate close to that of babies ... at full term (at 39 weeks or later). Premature babies will often stay in the neonatal intensive care ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007302.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Health Issues of Premature Babies (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    preemie; premature baby; preterm birth; neonatal; neonatologist; NICU; jaundice: ROP; NEC; disabilities; respiratory distress syndrome; surfactant; immature lungs; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; ...
    https://www.healthychildren.org/...h-Issues-of-Premature-Babies.aspx - External Health Links
  6. Caring for Your Premature Baby at Home (Nemours Foundation)  
    preemie, premature baby, bringing baby home from hospital, NICU, caring for new baby, premature
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/preemie-care.html - External Health Links
  7. Caring for Your Premature Baby (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Premature Babies/Living With ... Premature Babies ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/caring-for-your-premature-baby/?adfree=true - External Health Links
  8. Your Preemie's Growth and Developmental Milestones (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    premature baby; preterm; milestones; adjusted age; corrected age for child born premature; preemie; preterm~ development; adjust age; developmental milestones; calculate~ milestones; motor skills; early delivery; early intervention
    https://www.healthychildren.org/.../pages/Preemie-Milestones.aspx - External Health Links
  9. Easy-to-Read Health Information 
    ... and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Also in Spanish Premature Babies Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/all_easytoread.html -
  10. Aflibercept Injection 
    ... prematurity (ROP; an eye disease that occurs in premature infants that can lead to vision loss and blindness). ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a612004.html - Drugs and Supplements
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