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Risks Of Preterm Labor. Women who conceive through art are at higher risk for preterm birth primarily because they are more likely to be pregnant with more than one baby at a time. Risk factors for preterm birth include demographic characteristics behavioral factors and aspects of obstetric history such as previous preterm birth. You must have contractions as well as changes in the cervix such as thinning out or dilation it s a misconception that contractions alone can indicate premature labor and many women have benign painless contractions toward their due date as the. Within countries poorer families are at higher risk.
If labor occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy it s defined as preterm labor. Demographic factors for preterm labor. Other factors that may increase risk for preterm labor and premature birth include. In the lower income countries on average 12 of babies are born too early compared with 9 in higher income countries. American indian alaska native mothers are also more likely to give birth preterm than are white mothers. Respiratory distress syndrome rds causes harsh irregular breathing and difficulties due to the lack of a specific agent surfactant in the lungs that helps prevent the lungs from collapsing.
Some premature babies grow up with a developmental delay and or have learning difficulties in school.
American indian alaska native mothers are also more likely to give birth preterm than are white mothers. Some premature babies grow up with a developmental delay and or have learning difficulties in school. You must have contractions as well as changes in the cervix such as thinning out or dilation it s a misconception that contractions alone can indicate premature labor and many women have benign painless contractions toward their due date as the. More than 60 of preterm births occur in africa and south asia but preterm birth is truly a global problem. If labor occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy it s defined as preterm labor. In order to have true premature labor two things need to happen.