Preemie Baby
Life as a preemie parent.
Preemie baby. Symptoms of preterm labor include uterine contractions which occur more often than every ten minutes or the leaking of fluid from the vagina. A premature preterm baby is born before 37 complete weeks of pregnancy. 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. These babies are known as preemies or premmies.
In other words a premature birth is one that occurs before the start of the 37th week of pregnancy. Premature babies get specialized information on your preemies health development and feeding including expert content from march of dimes and connect with other preemie parents. Generally the earlier a baby is born the higher the risk of complications. Moms of premature babies often beat themselves up worried that they did something to trigger early labor.
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. At first your premature baby might have little body fat and need help maintaining body heat.