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Preterm delivery
Labor that begins before the end of the 37th week is considered "preterm" or "premature." Approximately 1 out of every 10 babies born in the United States is preterm.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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What are the tests for preterm delivery?
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What is the definition or description of: Preterm delivery?
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Can preterm delivery manifest malignant symptoms?
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What is the treatment for preterm delivery?
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How does placenta previa cause preterm delivery?
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Can taking cyclogest (progesterone) 200mg per day reduce my chances of preterm delivery? As I have a higher risk of having a weak cervix due to leetz
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Im 13 week pregant and my cervix length has reduced from 3.5cm to 3cm in last 13 weeks. got to know cl will reduce in pregancy and should be less than 2.5cm to avoid preterm delivery. so in coming weeks will this cl effect my pregancy by reducing?
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Is delivery at 33 weeks considered preterm?
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If dexamethazone injection was given at 30 weeks of gestation for suspected preterm labour, should it be repeated if delivery is planned at 36+6 by Cs?
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What are signs of preterm labour?
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What are some of the long term effects of being a preterm baby?
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How would you know if u had preterm labour or the dates were just off by a couple weeks?
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What is dose of total parentral nutrision fo preterm baby 28weeks gestasional age keeping NPO on mechanical ventillator?
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If a baby is preterm, do we base milestones off his actual birth age or the age he should have been if he wasn't preterm?
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What is considered a preterm labor?
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What are the signs of preterm labor?
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What are the risk factors for preterm labor?
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What are the chances of BV leads preterm labor?
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Does ivh only occur in preterm babies?
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If there are no known causes to having a preterm baby, are the chances still high to deliver early again? Or would there have to have been an issue?
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How can I avoid preterm labor?
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What happens if i go into preterm labor?
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How can I tell if this is preterm labor?
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Can eating cornstarch cause preterm labor ?
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How to tell if I am going into preterm labor?
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What can I do if I have a history of preterm birth?
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I don't understand why I went into preterm labor again?
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Is it possible to go into preterm labor for a second time?
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What are the tests for preterm/neonatal complication - meningitis?
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What are my chances of going into labor on my own? Early, or even preterm?
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