The Premature Baby A preterm or premature delivery is defined as the birth of the baby between the twentieth and the thirty-sixth week of pregnancy. A baby born during this time period is called premature. About 8 to 10 percent of babies in the United States and Canada are classified as premature. Preterm labor occurs because the mother goes into labor early. Most of the time there is no reason for this happening. Sometimes it is associated …showed first 75 words of 936 total…

…showed last 75 words of 936 total…baby in for at least 4 months, and only allow immediate family around, and that during the months of April through November you keep the baby away from large crowds due to RSV, a potentially dangerous lung infection in premature babies. Your home temperature should be at least 72 degrees, and you should not have no kind of pets around the baby, also no smoking around the infant. Everyone should wash their hands before handling the infant.