The Real Risk of Late Prematurity

A study in the August 2009 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows that late prematurity is an independent risk factor for neonatal morbidity. For those of us who aren’t women’s health experts, that means babies born between 34 and 37 weeks of pregnancy are at greater risk for health problems than babies born on or after week 37. Midwives already know that late prematurity puts babies at risk