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A newborn is usually born after 40 weeks, however, in a small percentage of pregnancies, babies can be born too early. If the child is born before the completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy, it is medically diagnosed as a premature infant. Thanks to modern neonatal intensive care, even the most premature infants have a good chance of survival. In many countries, weeks 23 and 24 of pregnancy count as the minimum age, and in some individual cases the line can be drawn even lower. In the western world, premature births are considered one of the main causes of prenatal death and can be associated with defects and developmental disorders. Prevention is therefore the main focus for neonatology.
