Premature Babies

Health Issues of Premature Babies
(Healthy Children)

Describes the health issues that affect premature babies, including respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease and jaundice.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/preemie/pages/Heal
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Premature Babies
(MEDLINEplus)

Links to sites which have been reviewed by librarians at the National Library of Medicine. Topics include News, General/Overviews, Coping, Diagnosis/Symptoms, Nutrition, Research, Specific Conditions/Aspects, Treatment, Organizations, Statistics, and more. Select español from the menu bar for Spanish links.

https://medlineplus.gov/prematurebabies.html

Premature Babies
(March of Dimes)

Provides both an overview and a question-and-answer section on how to deal with premature babies, including possible health issues and how to take care of them during their first year of life.

http://www.marchofdimes.org/baby/premature-babies.aspx

Premature Birth
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))

Explains what a premature birth is, risk factors that may cause a premature birth and what you can do to prevent one. Also discusses health problems premature babies may have.

https://www.cdc.gov/features/prematurebirth/

Last Modified: Wednesday May 10, 2017 10:25 AM