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  2. Preterm birth - Wikipedia

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    Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. [1] Extreme preterm [ 2 ] is less than 28 weeks, very early preterm birth is between 28 and 32 weeks, early preterm birth occurs between 32 and 34 weeks, late preterm birth is ...

  3. Gestational age - Wikipedia

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    According to the WHO, a preterm birth is defined as "babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed." [20] According to this classification, there are three sub-categories of preterm birth, based on gestational age: extremely preterm (fewer than 28 weeks), very preterm (28 to 32 weeks), moderate to late preterm (32 to 37 weeks). [20]

  4. The preterm birth rate is up 8% from 2014 - AOL

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    Babies born at less than 37 weeks of gestation are considered preterm; early term births, or those between 37 and 38 in utero, increased by 20% during the same period. There's no one prevailing ...

  5. Fetal viability - Wikipedia

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    As of 2022, the world record for the lowest gestational age newborn to survive is held by Curtis Zy-Keith Means, who was born on 5 July 2020 in the United States, at 21 weeks and 1 day gestational age, weighing 420 grams. [5] A preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are ...

  6. Timeline of human prenatal development - Wikipedia

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    Embryonic age: Weeks nr 34–38. 33–37 weeks old. The fetus is considered full-term at the end of the 39th week of gestational age. It may be 48 to 53 cm (19 to 21 in) in length. The lanugo is gone except on the upper arms and shoulders. Fingernails extend beyond fingertips. Small breast buds are present on both sexes.

  7. Infant mortality - Wikipedia

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    Premature, or preterm birth (PTB), is defined as birth before a gestational age of 37 weeks, as opposed to full term birth at 40 weeks. This can be further sub-divided in various ways, one being: "mild preterm (32–36 weeks), very preterm (28–31 weeks) and extremely preterm (<28 weeks)". [25]

  8. Emergency childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Pre-term labor is defined as occurring before 37 weeks, and risks for pre-term labor include pregnancy with multiple fetuses, prior history of premature labor, structural abnormalities of the cervix or uterus, urinary tract, vaginal, or sexually transmitted infections, high blood pressure, drug use, diabetes, blood disorders, or pregnancy ...

  9. Twin and triplet births are on the decline. Here's how it ...

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    Triplet and higher multiple births nosedive. In 2004, of the people younger than 35 who gave birth with the help of IVF, 32.7% delivered twins, and 4.9% delivered triplets, according to doctors at ...