Premature Birth | Conditions

Also called: Extreme Prematurity

The neonatal care team at UAMS offers resuscitation to newborns as young as 22 weeks gestational age.

Almost 1 of every 10 infants born in the United States are premature, or preemies. A premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks.

Important growth and development happen throughout pregnancy - especially in the final months and weeks. Because they are born too early, preemies weigh much less than full-term babies. They may have health problems because their organs did not have enough time to develop. Problems that a baby born too early may have include

Preemies need special medical care in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. They stay there until their organ systems can work on their own.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Providers Treating Premature Birth

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Mara E. Wood, Ph.D. Neuropsychologist

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Locations Where Providers Treat Premature Birth

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