preterm labor
Premature birth onset
Preterm labor is labor that begins before 37 weeks of pregnancy, when a baby is considered full-term.
It involves regular contractions that cause the cervix to open earlier than normal: She was hospitalized to stop preterm labor.
Left untreated, preterm labor leads to premature birth, which carries health risks for the infant.
- premature birthDelivery before 37 weeks
- due dateWhen payment is required
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- holding onMaintaining one's grip
- contractionsShortened word forms
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- birth complicationsfetal distress, breech, breech birth, postpartum hemorrhage, uterine atony
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