Preterm Labor and Premature Birth | Shilpy Hospital
Preterm Labor and Premature Birth | Shilpy Hospital 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. Your body goes through labour to give birth to your child. Premature birth can result from preterm labour. When your baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, it is known as a premature birth. Before birth, your baby needs roughly 40 weeks to grow and develop in the womb. What symptoms and indications are present in premature labour? A condition's symptoms are something that another person can observe in you or learn about you from, such as a rash or a cough. According to Dr. Gaurav Khanna, symptoms are something you experience personally but others are unable to observe, such as having a sore throat or feeling lightheaded. Call your doctor right away if you have even one of these preterm labour symptoms or signs: Changes in your vaginal discharge, such as more than normal or discharge...