Premature Babies

Overview

MUHC Patient Education Office

• Caring for Your Late Preterm Infant

About Kids Health

• Premature Babies Learning Hub

American Academy of Family Physicians

• Caring for Your Premature Baby

American Academy of Pediatrics

• Preemie
• Preemie Milestones
• Health Issues of Premature Babies
• Immunizations For Preterm Babies
• Watching for Complications

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• Extremely Preterm Birth

Best Start

• Breastfeeding Your Late Preterm Baby
• Breastfeeding Your Early Preterm Baby

HealthLink BC

• Premature Infant
• Feeding Your Premature Infant
• Premature Infant: Signs of Overstimulation

Institut national de santé publique

• When the Unexpected Happens
• Feeding a Premature Baby

Kids Health (United States)

• A Primer on Preemies
• When Your Baby’s Born Premature
• Health Problems of Preemies
• Taking Your Preemie Home

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Premature Birth

MedlinePlus (United States)

• Premature Infant
• Apnea of Prematurity
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Neonatal Weight Gain and Nutrition
• Osteopenia — Premature Infants
• Oxygen Therapy — Infants
• Periventricular Leukomalacia

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Premature Newborn

Mieux agir au quotidien

• Preterm Birth, Health, and Development

National Eye Institute (United States)

• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

• What Health Problems and Conditions Are Common among Infants Born Preterm?

Préma-Québec

• Prematurity

UpToDate for Patients

• When a Baby is Born Premature (The Basics) (Available upon request)

Early Labour

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• Preterm (Premature) Labor and Birth

Best Start

• Preterm Labour: Signs and Symptoms

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (United States)

• Preterm Birth

Medline Plus (United States)

• Preterm Labor

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• Preterm Labour

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (United States)

• What is Preterm Labor and Birth?
• What Are the Symptoms of Preterm Labor?
• What Causes Preterm Labor and Birth?
• What Are the Risk Factors for Preterm Labor and Birth?
• What Treatments Can Reduce the Chances of Preterm Labor and Birth?

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

• Preterm Labor

UpToDate for Patients

• Preterm Labor (The Basics) (Available upon request)

Neonatal Intensive Care

MUHC Patient Education Office

• Neonatal Intensive Care

About Kids Health

• Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care
• Life in the NICU

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (United States)

• Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home

HealthLink BC

• NICU: Communicating With the Staff
• Learning about Equipment in the NICU
• Learning about Breathing Support in the NICU
• Learning about Discharge from the NICU

Kids Health (United States)

• Common Diagnoses in the NICU
• When Your Baby’s in the NICU
• Your Baby’s Care Team in the NICU
• Questions to Ask When Your Baby’s in the NICU

Mieux agir au quotidien

• Day by Day — In the NICU

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (United States)

• The Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

• NICU Glossary

Resources & Support Groups

Montreal Children’s Hospital

• Family Resource Centre

Canadian Premature Babies Foundation

• Peer Support for NICU Families

CHU Ste-Justine

• Centre du savoir pour les patients & familles (Available in French only)

Préma-Québec

• Services

Related Topics

• Breastfeeding
• Depression
• Pregnancy
• Women’s Health

You may also consult our resources in French or our list of general health sites.