What is premature birth?

A premature birth is a baby born before the start of the 37 week of pregnancy. A premature baby has not had the usual amount of time to fully develop its vital organs, and may require medical care upon delivery.

How do members experience premature birth?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with premature birth*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for premature birth*

Who has premature birth on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 2
30s 9
40s 16
50s 14
60s 13
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 55