PRETERM BABY CARE
PRETERM BABY CARE Preterm Baby: A baby born before 37 completed week of gestation calculating from the first day of last menstrual period is arbiturarily defined as preterm baby. Incidence: Preterm baby constitutes two thirds of low birth weight babies. Etiology: In about 50% the cause of preterm labour is not known. The following are however, related with increased incidence of preterm labour. High Risk Factor: History: There is an increased incidence of preterm labour in cases such as Previous history of induced or spontaneous abortion or preterm delivery. A symptomatic bacteria or recurrent urinary tract infection. Smoking habits Low socio economic and nutritional status Iotrogenic: Elective induction with wrong estimation of gestational period. Idiopathic: P...