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Previous premature delivery
Previous premature delivery (before 38 weeks) is a past birth taking place more than 2 weeks before the estimated due date.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 42-year old asked:
How can I help my baby if he has retinopathy of prematurity?
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A 45-year old asked:
Who else has retinopathy of prematurity besides tiny babies?
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A 48-year old asked:
If i lost a baby due to prematurity, will that affect my ability to have children in the future?
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A 48-year old asked:
Are premature babies who suffered retinopathy of prematurity have any chance of seeing?
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A 37-year old asked:
Could bradycardia be a sign of apnea of prematurity?
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A 41-year old asked:
Does prematurity affect final adult height?
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A 29-year old asked:
Does prematurity effect your growth or strength as a teen?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What does svpb prematurity 25% , %rr>50 : 14% on a holter mean? :/ and is min hr 50 healthy? Should i be worried?!
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A 38-year old asked:
How common now is retinopathy of prematurity (rop) in babies?
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A 39-year old female asked:
For a 31-week preemie with no complications and normal development as of 2-years-old, how likely are future problems due to prematurity?
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A 37-year old asked:
Tip toe walking due to prematurity?
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A 45-year old asked:
What is extreme prematurity?
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A 30-year old asked:
How does prematurity affect how clever or intelligent you are?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it true that prematurity can cause birth defects upon your child?
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A 39-year old asked:
How does prematurity relate to children with sleeping and feeding problems ?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I spent 25% in SPVB prematurity during a 48 hours holter monitor. Is this a high burden that warran ablation? I am very symptomatic.
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A 23-year old male asked:
What are the different methods/devices used to detect and monitor Apnea of Prematurity in hospital Neonatal ICU (NICU)?
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A 24-year old asked:
Does having apnea of prematurity require surgery to remove tonsils or adenoids?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I gave birth on march 19(i lost my baby the same day coz of prematurity).When can I expect to menstruate?I don't have my period till now.
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A 30-year old female asked:
Was given surfactant as an infant due to extreme prematurity, now recent lung CT shows inflammation, minimal bilateral scar and unspecific aveolar density. I also had COVID recently. Could this be due to the surfactant or Covid and can it be reversed?
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A 35-year old male asked about a male:
My 15 months son is diagnosed with spasticity hemiparesis due to prematurity.now when we hold his hands he started to move his legs to do steps.due to spasticity in his calf muscle and his curling toes do u advice afo and which type?
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A member asked:
Is os tightening required after a premature delivery, y is so?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there any problem with premature delivery at 36 weeks?
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A 27-year old asked:
What reasons are there for doing an early delivery at 34-36 weeks?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Hi Dr, after almost 6months after premature delivery I feel weaker than I used to before pregnancy. Is it normal?
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A female asked:
Madam, Is it true that if AFI is high, it leads to early delivery?
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A 46-year old asked:
Before how many weeks is a delivery considered a premature baby?
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A female asked:
Its the last week of my 7 month pregnancy and my hb is 9 i am iron deficient, how much more hb reduce till delivery? And does less hb causes premature
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A 38-year old asked:
If a patient wanted to be induced early to avoid a difficult delivery of a large infant, how unusual will it be to induce at less than 36 weeks?
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A 34-year old female asked:
First time pregnant after 3 early MCs 34 yrs. Is it advisable to have my hospital for delivery 1hr away. This pregnancy proceeding normal. Few answers?
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