Premature Babies : Causes
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At birth, a baby is classified as one of the following: Premature (less than 37 weeks gestation; Full term (37 to 42 weeks gestation; Post term (born after 42 weeks gestation. If a woman goes into labor before 37 weeks, it is called preterm labor....
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The birth of a premature baby can be brought on by several different factors, including the following: premature labor placental abruption, in which the placenta detaches from the uterus placenta previa, in which the placenta grows too low in the ...
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Many of the problems associated with prematurity depend on how early the baby is born and how much it weighs at birth. The most accurate way of determining the gestational age of an infant in utero is calculating from a known date of conception or...
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Many of the problems associated with prematurity depend on the degree of prematurity and the baby's birth weight. The gestational age of the fetus may be calculated from the date of the mother's last menstrual period or by using ultrasound imaging...
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