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Premature babies are babies born before they complete at least 37 weeks of gestation. While as parents you are more than happy to welcome them home, their little bodies are not technically ready to be out of the mommy’s womb and be on the outside world yet. Their organs are not fully developed, they are not as heavy as they should be and they are not developmentally at par with their peers in the initial months.
(For more information on preemies, please refer to 10 Questions Parents Of Every Premature Baby Ask and Early Challenges and Care For Premature Babies)
Owing to their physical immaturity, many at times, premature babies have health problems – short-term ones and/or long-term ones. While not all premature babies have health problems, the sooner the baby is born, more are the problems.
The following are some of the most commonly seen health problems in premature babies:
Since the premature babies have a heightened risk of all the above health problems, they are given special attention and care from the time of birth. If you have a premature baby, understand that his infant needs might be quite different from other babies of his age. The following write-ups might be of help:
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