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 with the following; multiple pregnancy, abnormally shaped uterus, placenta previa, placenta abruption, high fever in the mother, untreated high blood pressure (toxemia), diabetes, sever infections in the mother, emotional and physical trauma. If a mother goes into preterm labor she has a 25 percent of it happening again.

There are many complications the delivery of baby prematurely, some of them include; the lungs may not be fully mature, many complications can also arise from the lungs not being fully mature such as respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), and Bronchol Pulmonary Dysplasia (BPD). Both of these lung diseases can result in long term oxygen administration, and if the baby is out of the hospital re-hospitalization. Other problems with the preterm baby include Hypogly

When a premiee is born the stress it puts on the family is tremendous, it brings much worry, stress, and confusion. The parents of premiee`s sometimes tend to blame themselves for the early arrival of there baby, though most of the time there is nothing they could have done to prevent this. The family don`t realize how small the baby is until they actually see it, no matter how much the doctors emphasize it. Some parents seem to distance themselves from their baby, because of fears of death. When parents first see their baby all they really see is a very small helpless baby laying there, plus all the wires, monitor, and machines surrounding the baby.

When a preterm infant comes home, there are special precautions you must take, the doctors recommend that you keep the 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.

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