What is the difference between Preterm and Premature Baby?

 

What are premature birth and preterm labour?

The terms premature and preterm both refer to being early. Preterm labour is defined as labour that starts earlier than 37 weeks into a pregnancy. The  body goes through labour to give birth to the child. Premature birth can result from preterm labour. When the baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, it is known as a premature birth. Before birth, the baby needs roughly 40 weeks to grow and develop in the womb. Premature babies are those born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy. Premature newborns can have major health concerns at birth and later in life. In the United States, one in ten babies are born prematurely each year.

Signs and symptoms of preterm labor? 

• Changes in your vaginal discharge, such as more than normal or discharge that is bloody, mucous, or watery
• Feeling like the baby is pressing down on your pelvic or lower belly
• Persistent low, dull back pain
• Stomach pains, either with or without diarrhoea
• Contractions that happen frequently or on a regular basis and cause your belly to tighten. There is a chance that the contractions won't hurt
• Water leaks

Risk factors in your everyday life for preterm labor and premature birth:

• consuming illicit substances, alcohol, cigarettes, prescription medicines, or all of these things
• being under a great deal of stress.
• bad socioeconomic standing (also called SES). SES is a collection of factors including your income, employment status, and education (how much money you make).
• Domestic abuse. When your partner mistreats or abuses you, this happens. It encompasses verbal, physical, and emotional abuse.
• working long hours or spending a lot of time standing
• exposure to lead, radiation, and chemicals found in paint, plastics, and secondhand smoke, as well as air pollution. Smoke from another person's cigarette, cigar, or pipe is known as secondhand smoke.