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Premature Infant
Alternate Names : Preemie, Preterm Infant
Premature Infant Prevention
One of the most important steps to preventing prematurity is to begin prenatal care as early as possible and to continue prenatal care throughout the pregnancy. This cannot be stressed enough.
Statistics clearly show that early and good prenatal care reduces the chance of a premature birth, having a small baby, and related deaths during delivery and the neonatal period.
Premature labor can sometimes be treated or delayed by a medication that inhibits uterine contractions. Many times, however, attempts to inhibit premature labor are not successful and thus a "cure" for prematurity remains elusive.
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- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD - Pediatric)
- Memory Loss
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Whether low levels would work for ER patients with hypoxia remains unclear. |
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• Definition
• Premature Infant Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Premature Infant Symptoms & Signs
• Premature Infant Prevention
• Premature Infant Diagnosis & Tests
• Premature Infant Treatment
• Premature Infant Prognosis
• Premature Infant Complications
• Premature Infant Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Anemia
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Hypoglycemia
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction
• IRDS (Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
• Kidney Disease
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• Preeclampsia
• Retinopathy of Prematurity
Tests & Exams
• Bilirubin
• Blood Gases
• Chest X-Ray
• Glucose Test
• Protein - Urine
• Serum Calcium
Other Topics
• Breathing - Slowed or Stopped
• Breathing Difficulties - First Aid
• Central Nervous System
• Delayed Growth
• Gestational Age
• High Blood Pressure
• Intravenous
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Poor Feeding in Infants
• Respiratory
• Scrotum
Review Date : 12/22/2002
Reviewed By : Philip L. Graham III, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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