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Journal of Health Education Research & Development

ISSN: 2380-5439

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Premature Birth

Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at minor than 37 weeks fecundation age, as opposed to the usual about 40 weeks. These babies are called as preemies or premmies. syndrome of preterm labor include uterine contractions which occur more often than every ten minutes or the leaking of fluid from the vagina Premature infants are at greater risk for cerebral palsy, delays in development, hearing problems and sight problems.The earlier a baby is born, the greater these risks will be.
Why are babies born prematurely?The cause of premature birth is unknown in about half of all cases. However, some of the reasons babies are born prematurely include:

multiple pregnancy (twins or more) the mother has a problem with her uterus or cervix the mother gets an infection the mother has a medical condition that means the baby must be delivered early, such as pre-eclampsia the mother has a health condition like diabetes a history of premature birth

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