preterm
Before full gestation
Preterm describes birth or delivery occurring before the normal full term of pregnancy—typically before 37 weeks.
A preterm infant faces higher medical risks than one carried to term.
The word functions as both adjective and adverb: a preterm baby, She delivered preterm.
Premature is the more common synonym in everyday speech.
Intensive care for newborns
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- preemieBaby born early
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
- apneaTemporary cessation of respiration
jaundice · respiratory · neonatologist · isolette · phototherapy · bilirubin · bradycardia · thermoregulation
Inflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
- dilationWidening of an opening
effacement · contractions · perinatology · obstetrics · high-risk · hospitalization · monitoring · intervention
Remaining alive against odds
- morbidityDisease occurrence rate
- mortalityState of eventual death
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
complications · neurodevelopmental · follow-up · rehabilitation · milestones
Evaluative selection process
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- nutritionBodily use of food
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
NICU
Intensive care for newborns
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- preemieBaby born early
- surfactantSurface tension lowering compound
apnea · jaundice · respiratory · neonatologist · isolette · phototherapy · bilirubin · bradycardia · thermoregulation · hypothermia
corticosteroids
Inflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
dilation · effacement · contractions · perinatology · obstetrics · high-risk · hospitalization · monitoring · intervention
survival
Remaining alive against odds
viability · complications · neurodevelopmental · follow-up · rehabilitation · milestones
screening
Evaluative selection process
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- nutritionBodily use of food
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
preeclampsia
Pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorder
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- newbornsbaby, preemie, newborn, neonate, premature baby
- pregnancy termsfirst trimester, second trimester, third trimester, nine months, due date
- timingtiming, stopwatch, pause, early, countdown
- preterm birthDelivery before 37 weeks
- preterm laborContractions before 37 weeks