Medically Indicated Preterm Birth Definition

Medically Indicated Late-Preterm and Early-Term Deliveries

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2021/07/medically-indicated-late-preterm-and-early-term-deliveries

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine have long discouraged nonindicated delivery before 39 weeks of gestation. The reason for this longstanding principle is that the neonatal risks of late …

Premature birth - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Preterm Birth | Maternal and Infant Health

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Preterm birth is when a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed. In 2021, preterm birth affected about 1 of every 10 infants born in the United States. The preterm …

Preterm Labor and Birth

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Preterm Labor and Birth. In general, a normal human pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks, or just more than 9 months, from the start of the last menstrual periodto …

Preterm birth - World Health Organization

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Preterm is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. There are sub-categories of preterm birth, based on gestational age: …

Premature Birth - Centers for Disease …

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About Premature Birth A developing baby goes through important growth throughout pregnancy—including in the final months and weeks. Premature (also known as preterm) birth is when a …

What causes preterm labor and birth? - NICHD

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Medical, psychosocial, and biological factors may all play a role in preterm labor and birth. There are three main situations in which preterm labor and premature birth may occur: …

Medically indicated preterm birth: recognizing the …

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Preterm birth complicates over 500,000 births annually, affecting 12.5% of pregnancies in the United States. Much of the temporal increase in preterm birth (<37 weeks) over the …

Timing of indicated late-preterm and early-term birth

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The growing public health awareness of prematurity and its complications has prompted careful evaluation of the timing of deliveries by clinicians and hospitals. Preterm birth is …

Definition of Term Pregnancy | ACOG

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2013/11/definition-of-term-pregnancy

ABSTRACT: In the past, the period from 3 weeks before until 2 weeks after the estimated date of delivery was considered “term,” with the expectation that neonatal outcomes from …