Babies that are born before how many weeks of gestation are known as preterm or premature babies?
A. 30 weeks
B. 37 weeks
C. 40 weeks
D. 43 weeks
Explanation:
An infant believed to be the tiniest in the world at birth has been released from Singapore’s National University Hospital after 13 months of intensive treatment. The unique thing about 10 of the world’s tiniest surviving babies is that all of them were born before the average gestation period of 40 weeks. Babies that are born before 37 weeks of gestation are known as preterm or premature babies.
