mom sectionmom sectionSmoking during pregnancy can cause premature birth, when the infant is born before 37 weeks gestation. Prematurity can cause serious health problems, long stays in the hospital and even death. Pregnant women are advised to stop smoking before conceiving or as soon as possible after getting pregnant.
Babies born prematurely look small and fragile, but with modern medicine they can go on to live happy lives. It is important to understand premature labor and its risk factors so you can prepare and prevent.
When a woman goes into labor, the birth is classified as premature, full term or post term. A delivery that occurs before 37 weeks gestation is considered premature.
Premature births occur when a pregnancy gestation period ends before the 37th week. Currently, only one half of the cases of premature birth have causes associated with them.
A baby is considered premature when the birth is before 37 weeks gestational length. According to the March of Dimes, approximately half a million babies are born premature. There are some ways that a woman can avoid giving birth prematurely.
