Patient's question:
Daughter is 5 months old, she is a preterm baby at 36 weeks plus, I want to ask if there is a big difference between a preterm baby at 36 weeks plus and a full-term baby?Doctor's answer:
Premature infants are defined as babies born before 37 weeks of gestation, while full-term infants are those born at 37 weeks or later. First, in terms of appearance, premature infants have loose skin, many wrinkles on their faces, resembling little old men, with large fontanelles, soft skulls, small cries, and more lanugo all over their bodies. On the other hand, full-term infants have better skin elasticity, with little or no lanugo, bright red and shiny skin, and loud cries. Premature infants can also grow up to be healthy children.