Science has not established for certain why some babies are born early, so it is difficult to figure out which interventions work best to reduce preterm labour. Risks of preterm labourBecause the actual cause of preterm labour is largely unknown, it's not easy to know who will experience preterm labour. Even so, there are some risk factors that increase the chances of having your baby early - let's take a look at these. Babies born at 36 to 37 weeks usually look like small full-term babies. Very premature babies will be small and look very fragile.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 02, 2021 15:56 UTC