World Prematurity Day: Classification Of Preterm Babies Based On Gestational Age, And Their Body Weights And Lengths

World Prematurity Day: When a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed, it is called a preterm or premature birth. Ideally, a pregnancy should last 40 weeks.

Preterm babies, especially those born before 32 weeks, have higher rates of deaths and disabilities. 

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World Prematurity Day: When a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed, it is called a preterm or premature birth. Ideally, a pregnancy should last 40 weeks. Throughout the gestation period, a foetus undergoes growth and development, especially in the final months and weeks. It is in the final weeks that the brain, lungs, and liver fully develop.  However, preterm babies, especially those born before 32 weeks, have higher rates of deaths and