PRETERM & LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

PRETERM & LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

1. Drug Use

2. Poor Nutrition

3. Poverty

4. Multiple Births

5. Birth Reproductive Technologies

6. Decreased Smoking

   • Regular Prenatal Care
     • Progestin Treatment
       • Exercise
         • Improved Technology

7. Body Underdevelopment

8. WEIGHT

   • DATE
     • Very Preterm
       • Preterm
         • <3 weeks or more before full term pregnancy
           • <37 weeks of gestation
       • Extremely Preterm
         • <28 weeks gestation
       • <33 weeks gestation
   • SIZE
     • Small for Date Infants
       • Weighs <90% of all babies of same gestational age
         • Can be preterm / full term
   • Very Low Birth Weight Infants
     • Low Birth Weight
       • <5lbs 8oz
     • Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
       • <2lbs
     • <3lbs 4oz

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13. Higher School Dropout Rates

14. Severe Brain Damage

15. Lover Executive Function Level

16. Learning Disabilities

17. Breathing Problems

18. Massage

    • Kangaroo Care
      • Reduced school absenteeism, hyperactivity, aggressiveness
        • Improved sleep patterns, cognitive functioning, and social skills
          • Improved respiratory and cardiovascular functioning
            • increased weight and mortality rate
    • Improved physical and mental scales
      • Improved weight and reduced hospital stay length

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