Premature Births: Causes, Treatment, Prevention, and Impact of COVID-19

Premature Births: Causes, Treatment, Prevention, and Impact of COVID-19

Premature birth is also known as preterm birth. It is defined as a baby born alive before reaching the gestational age (term to describe the length of pregnancy) of 37 weeks. The typical gestational period is usually 40 weeks which is considered a full-term pregnancy. Premature births occur in about 5-18% of all pregnancies and […]

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