preterm
早产,早产儿,早产的,早产期
Definitions
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- : occurring earlier in pregnancy than expected; premature: preterm labor.
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- : a baby born prematurely, especially one born before the 37th week of pregnancy and weighing less than 5½ pounds.
Examples
So if a pregnant woman skips an appointment or an exam, there’s a possibility that a problem in her pregnancy that could lead to a preterm birth will go undetected.
“This is a three-pound baby, not a six-to-12-pound baby,” Glenn said, explaining that preterm labor is usually faster given the baby’s small size.
The hospital patient database has gaps that complicated any analysis of extremely preterm babies’ outcomes.
Medicaid records indicate that some extremely preterm babies wind up at New Mexico hospitals that are not equipped to care for them.
The group declined the news organizations’ request for mortality rates of extremely preterm babies at Lovelace and Presbyterian.
“I went into preterm labor at 22 weeks with my son… I hope one day we both can have healthy babies,” a woman writes.
And a 2010 study found a link between women who drank diet soda while pregnant and the risk of preterm delivery.