{"id":6252,"date":"2020-11-17T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/premature-children-causes-survival-evolution-and-care\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T21:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:36:56","slug":"premature-children-causes-survival-evolution-and-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/babies\/premature-children-causes-survival-evolution-and-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Premature children: causes, survival, evolution and care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"1371471532\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-uialign=\"center\">Natalia is part of <strong>premature children<\/strong>. Her mother, Blanca, gave birth to her in the 33rd week of pregnancy. Despite the passing of the years, both parents remember that October 3rd in great detail: it was noon, they were preparing to eat at home like any other day when Blanca began to complain of abdominal pain. It couldn&#8217;t be, it was still early&#8230; were those contractions I was feeling?<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks ago he had gone for his last check-up after suffering some punctures or punctures. At that time, her gynecologist had told her about the need to stop working and rest, avoiding any type of stress. Despite having rigorously followed her instructions&#8230; it seemed that Natalia was in a hurry to arrive!<\/p>\n<p>Blanca states that <em>\u201cAt that moment it was not easy to accept that my baby had grown so far ahead and was a premature girl\u2026 with everything that that entailed\u201d<\/em>. However, currently the little girl has just turned 5 years old and everything has become a memory that remains in the memory of Blanca and Antonio.<\/div>\n<div id=\"1447112698\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\"><figure id=\"attachment_2701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2701\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2701\" src=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Los-ninos-prematuros.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Premature birth\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Los-ninos-prematuros.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Los-ninos-prematuros-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Los-ninos-prematuros-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Los-ninos-prematuros-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Los-ninos-prematuros-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Los-ninos-prematuros-400x267.jpg.webp 400w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Los-ninos-prematuros-600x400.jpg.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>When the pregnancy is brought forward according to the expected delivery date, resulting in a premature child.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>When is a baby considered premature?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1238503785\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\n<p><span class=\"\">It is considered that<\/span><span class=\"\">a baby is premature <strong>when your birth occurs before completing 37 weeks of gestation<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"\">taking into account that the duration of a full-term pregnancy ranges between 37 and 42 weeks and being post-term or post-mature when the birth occurs later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Depending on the week of gestation in which the birth occurs,<strong>four types of premature babies<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"defaultList\">\n<li>Premature <strong>mild<\/strong>, almost full term: they are born between weeks 35 and 37 of gestation.<\/li>\n<li>Premature <strong>moderate<\/strong><span class=\"\">: They are born between 32 and 35 weeks of gestation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Very premature<\/strong><span class=\"\">: They are born between weeks 28 and 32 of gestation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Premature <strong>extremes<\/strong><span class=\"\">: born at less than 28 weeks of gestation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"\">To get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe evolution and possible complications, you must combine the age factor (weeks of pregnancy) with the birth weight factor (less than 2.5kg, less than 1.5kg or less than 1kg).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1009637131\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\n<h3>Causes of the birth of premature children<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1801557375\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\n<p><span class=\"\">After Natalia&#8217;s birth, one of Blanca&#8217;s great concerns was knowing the reason why her baby had been born so soon. In one way or another he felt<\/span><span class=\"\">guilty<\/span><span class=\"\">for this advance in gestation.<\/span><span class=\"\"><em>\u201cHave I done something wrong?\u201d \u201cShould I have moved less?\u201d<\/em><\/span><span class=\"\">were some of the questions that were going through his head. He came to feel guilty for believing he had neglected something in the <a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/pregnancy\/nutrition-during-pregnancy-what-should-you-eat\/\">nutrition in pregnancy<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">However the<\/span><span class=\"\"><strong>causes<\/strong> <\/span> that influence premature births are <strong>diffuse and varied<\/strong>. Smoking or drinking alcohol, drug use or stress can be some factors to take into account in order to prevent premature births.<\/p>\n<p>Other external causes that affect these cases are <a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/babies\/multiple-pregnancy\/\">multiple pregnancies<\/a>, assisted reproduction techniques such as <a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/maternity\/in-vitro-fertilization\/\">in vitro fertilization<\/a>, suffer <a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/pregnancy\/gestational-diabetes\/\">gestational diabetes<\/a> and\/or high blood pressure, heart problems, vaginal infections or teenage pregnancies.<\/div>\n<div id=\"1638207192\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-uialign=\"center\">\n<h3>Since what month is there clear survival?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1000388806\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-uialign=\"center\">\n<p><span class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/labor\/childbirth-the-most-anticipated-moment-of-pregnancy\/\">The birth<\/a> in premature babies <strong>It occurs when your organs are still immature<\/strong> since their development has not been completed completely, something that makes them more vulnerable. However<\/span><strong>Not all premature babies have the same risk of complications<\/strong><span class=\"\">.<\/span> Babies born between 22 and 25 weeks are at what is known as the \u201climit of viability.\u201d From the <span class=\"\">week 24<\/span><span class=\"\">there is a <strong>critical moment<\/strong> since the weight is very low and his immune system does not function properly but all the important organs are formed.<\/span> Every day that passes from this week is important since the survival rate increases significantly, being around 82% in week 25, 85% in week 26 and 95% in week 27.<span class=\"\">.<\/span> Nevertheless <strong>the hospital stay will be long<\/strong>(at least until week 38 or the expected date of delivery) ensuring that food intake works, weight increases constantly and organic functions stabilize. Hence it is advisable to be proactive with <a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/labor\/the-hospital-bag-what-do-we-need-for-delivery\/\">hospital bag<\/a>. Fortunately <strong>the survival rate is increasing<\/strong> thanks to medical advances and neonatal ICUs <span class=\"\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1133359611\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-uialign=\"center\"><figure id=\"attachment_2702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2702\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2702\" src=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-scaled.jpg.webp\" alt=\"What are the causes of premature births?\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-scaled.jpg.webp 2560w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-400x267.jpg.webp 400w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Causas-de-la-depresion-posparto-600x400.jpg.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The survival rate of premature babies is increasing thanks to science and advances.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>Care of premature babies<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1849216500\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">If caring for a full-term baby means dedicating a lot of time and care&#8230;<strong>In a premature baby the degree of demand is multiplied<\/strong>. Concern about health and possible long-term effects are the great concerns of these parents.<\/div>\n<div id=\"1924201928\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-uialign=\"center\">\n<h3>How do I take care of my premature child?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1073134993\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-uialign=\"center\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Helplessness and uncertainty are protagonists in these cases. At first it is essential that<\/span> the baby receives special care from professionals <span class=\"\">that help you with vital functions such as body temperature, eating or breathing. Here you can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/babies\/breastfeeding-everything-you-need-to-know\/\">breastfeeding<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd in the meantime, what can I do for my baby?\u201d<\/em>,<span class=\"\">you will think. First<\/span><strong>keep calm and seek all the truthful information possible<\/strong><span class=\"\">to break with uncertainty and <a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/pregnancy\/fear-in-pregnancy\/\">fears in pregnancy<\/a><\/span><span class=\"\">. Whenever you can<\/span> spend as much time as possible with your child to bond, do skin-to-skin <span class=\"\">and follow the recommendations of health personnel. The support of your partner at this time is of utmost importance, you know.<a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/maternity\/how-pregnancy-affects-a-couple\/\">how pregnancy affects the couple<\/a>.<\/span> Once at home, it is vital to try to understand their needs progressively and share each of your concerns with the professionals who are following you up.<\/div>\n<div id=\"1144437933\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-uialign=\"center\">\n<h3>Take care of myself to be able to take care of<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1869961406\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The birth of a premature baby is a <strong>highly stressful process<\/strong> for the dads. Added to the fear and uncertainty is the anxiety and pain of seeing how the baby is taken to a room where they will probably have to \u201cfill it with cables\u201d to help it perform its vital functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt hurt me to see her so small, surrounded by machines and feel so fragile, not being able to do everything that we had stipulated before her birth and trying to be strong so that Blanca would not suffer anymore\u201d<\/em><span class=\"\">says Antonio. Yes, in this stressful situation we know that our absolute priority is the baby, but as Blanca thought when her strength was failing:<\/span><em><span class=\"\">\u201cHow will I take care of my baby if the condition I am in prevents me from doing so?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Hence the absolute and resounding importance of the<\/span><span class=\"\">self-care<\/span><span class=\"\">and to give importance to <a href=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/en\/blog\/pregnancy\/emotional-health-during-pregnancy-what-you-need-to-read\/\">emotional health<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"\">even when our own person is at the bottom of our \u201cdaily to-do\u201d list.<\/span> At these times, when the baby needs more from its parents, it is vital <strong>try to eat and rest the right way<\/strong> even though the stress of the situation makes it difficult. In addition to emotional management,<strong>social support and acceptance of help are essential<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div id=\"1831836950\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\" data-uialign=\"center\"><figure id=\"attachment_2703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2703\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2703\" src=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-scaled.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Take care of yourself so you can take care of your baby.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-scaled.jpg.webp 2560w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-400x267.jpg.webp 400w, https:\/\/singularmom.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2020\/11\/Cuidados-del-nino-prematuro-600x400.jpg.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The main thing you should know at this point is that if you are not well, your baby will hardly be well.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>Evolution of the premature child<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1247533989\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\n<p><span class=\"\">To know the development of premature babies it is necessary to mark on the calendar<\/span><strong>two important days: the day they are born<\/strong><span class=\"\">(official day in your chronological age)<\/span><strong>and the day of the estimated delivery date<\/strong><span class=\"\">. By calculating the difference between these two dates, the \u201ccorrected age\u201d can be established, which will be the age that will give an idea of \u200b\u200bthe way in which the baby is reaching common developmental milestones (when he or she begins to gaze, crawl, the first word, etc.).<\/span> Various research is currently being carried out to increase and treat both the survival and the possible problems derived from premature children. There is a continuous search for methods and strategies to guarantee good long-term health.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"1314361602\" class=\"dmNewParagraph\" data-dmtmpl=\"true\" data-element-type=\"paragraph\" data-version=\"5\">\n<p class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center\">At SingularMom our priority is you because we know that if you are well, your baby will be too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center\">We are fully aware of the physical, physiological and psychological changes you are facing. Our goal is to offer you the answers and exercises so that you can fully enjoy your pregnancy consciously and with the comfort and security that being able to do it from home gives you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center\">Will you join our family?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natalia is part of premature children. Her mother, Blanca, gave birth to her in the 33rd week of pregnancy. 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