Preemie Baby
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.
Preemie baby. Moms of premature babies often beat themselves up worried that they did something to trigger early labor. Premature infants are at greater risk for cerebral palsy. A premature preterm baby is born before 37 complete weeks of pregnancy. 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.
At first your premature baby might have little body fat and need help maintaining body heat. And once your little bundle arrives all the second guessing in the world wont help baby thrive and grow. These babies are known as preemies or premmies. But in at least half the cases doctors cant pinpoint the cause of premature birth it just happens.
Life as a preemie parent. 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.