Preemie Baby

Premature infants are at greater risk for cerebral palsy.

Preemie baby. Life as a preemie parent. Preterm birth also known as premature birth is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age as opposed to the usual about 40 weeks. And once your little bundle arrives all the second guessing in the world wont help baby thrive and grow. Symptoms of preterm labor include uterine contractions which occur more often than every ten minutes or the leaking of fluid from the vagina.

If youre the new parent of a preemie a baby born earlier than 37 weeks you may have spent the last few days weeks or even months living minute to minute focused on weights measurements. Generally the earlier a baby is born the higher the risk of complications. In other words a premature birth is one that occurs before the start of the 37th week of pregnancy. A premature preterm baby is born before 37 complete weeks of pregnancy.

A premature birth is a birth that takes place more than three weeks before the babys estimated due date. These babies are known as preemies or premmies. Moms of premature babies often beat themselves up worried that they did something to trigger early labor.