Late preterm babies don’t have a fully developed immune system. That puts them at higher risk for infections. Watch for symptoms of illness like high fever or breathing problems.

Hospitals have launched programs targeting late preterm infants, those born between 34 and 36 weeks’ gestation. And the efforts may be starting to yield improvements, experts say.

Most moderate-to-late–preterm infants need nutritional support after birth pending a sufficient supply and intake of mother’s breast milk; however, evidence for the best strategy for nutrition ...

Moderate and late preterm infants may receive better care at NICUs with fewer complex services, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.. Researchers said the finding “has broad ...

Late preterm babies tend to catch up to full-term babies quickly. Babies who were born earlier than that may develop more slowly and have setbacks. Extremely preterm babies are more likely to have ...

Late preterm infants, or infants born between 34 and 36-6/7 weeks gestation, are the majority of infants born preterm, and are at greater risk for academic delays compared to full term infants.

Late preterm infants are traditionally perceived by clinicians as physiologically similar to full-term infants and are often treated similarly. Recent evidence suggests, ...

Preterm babies receive up to 16 painful procedures every day. Pain in early life has been linked to altered brain development and poorer cognitive outcomes.