According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Preterm babies are those born alive before completing 37 weeks of pregnancy
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She noted that healthy nutrition, intake of folic acid, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, prevention of hepatitis B and C and others were necessary preventive measures to reduce preterm births. “We all know that a premature baby is a baby that’s born before 36 completed weeks. But the babies that really give a lot of problems are the babies that are less than 32 weeks,” she said.
The neonatologist, however, urged the government to create a model of good practice to increase the survival rate of preterm babies in the country.“Worldwide, care of a pre-term baby is very difficult, but there are some steps that advanced countries have taken to increase the survival chances for premature babies, particularly babies less than 32 weeks,” she said.
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