What causes premature birth?
Approximately 40,000 babies are admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) or Special Care Nurseries (SCNs) each year for a variety of reasons. Approximately 21,000 of these babies are born prematurely. About 6000 babies require critical and intensive life support each year. So what causes premature birth and what are the major risk factors for […]
Premature labour signs and treatment
A pregnancy is considered full-term anywhere from 37 – 42 weeks. But what happens if you think you are going into labour well before 37 weeks? How do you know for sure – what are the signs you should be looking out for? Labour before 37 weeks is called premature labour or pre-term labour and […]