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Premature Babies: How to Make Sure Your Little One is Protected during and after Birth

Babies that are born early need special care in their early days to ensure good health. Since their bodily systems aren’t as fully developed, additional precautions need to be taken to look after their well-being. Here are some of the best ways to make sure that your premature baby is protected during and after birth. …

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Preemie Preparation: What Are the Risk Factors for Preterm Birth?

When a baby is delivered before the 37th week of pregnancy, that baby is considered to have been prematurely born. Premature (or “preemie”) babies born between 34 and 36 weeks of pregnancy are considered late pre-term preemies. Moderately pre-term babies are those born between the 32nd and 34th week of pregnancy. Those born between the …

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5 Simple Hygiene Practices For Premature Babies

When your new baby arrives, it’s important to be aware of hygiene and safety in your home. All babies are at risk of infection due to their sensitive immune system but this is especially true for premature babies. Because their immune systems might not be fully equipped to fight harmful germs, premature babies need special care. …

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Parents of Preemies: How to Best Care for your Premature Baby

Babies born before their due date may need extra special care up to the age of 24 months. After leaving the hospital, new parents of premature babies must be equipped with the knowledge and preparation to properly care for their infant at home. Having a baby who needs extra care is a big adjustment for …

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4 Crucial Steps to Caring for Premature Babies

Premature babies, or preemies, are not fully developed and for that reason they have special needs that need to be attended to by their parents, and often by health care professionals. What to Expect with Your Premature Baby If your baby is kept in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), your physician and other healthcare …

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Giving up Smoking Helps Avoid Very Premature Deliveries

While it may be common knowledge that smoking and pregnancies do not and should not go together, most of the people touting this assertion are not informed (albeit well-meaning) when it comes to the actual science behind this conclusion. Indeed, most of us know that the nicotine and carbon monoxide absorbed into the mother’s blood …

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Shopping for Premature Baby Clothing Online

Fіndіng bаbу сlоthеѕ thаt fіt уоur рrееmіе іѕ nо lоngеr а сhаllеngе. Mаnу оnlіnе rеtаіlеrѕ аrе аblе tо mееt thе dеmаnd аnd ѕhір thе сlоthіng tо уоur frоnt dооr. Premature bаbу сlоthеѕ аrе rеаdіlу аvаіlаblе іn ѕіzеѕ frоm оnе аnd hаlf роundѕ tо fіvе роundѕ. Whеn shopping оnlіnе уоu wаnt tо tаkе nоtе оf thе …

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