Technically, as per the week-by-week pregnancy due date calculator there still are 15 weeks for the due date. Most women will give birth to a healthy child between the 38th and 42nd week of pregnancy, however a minority (somewhere around this time) might encounter the pregnancy complication of pre-term labor and associated premature pregnancy.
Just to make sure that you are not among those selected few, and in case are, a precise information overview is presented post the week's development details.
The child is growing taller; he is now about thirteen and a half inches in length. He is beginning to add the earlier mentioned body fat and would soon look much proportionate as compared to the length. Nervous system is the body part that would undergo major developments in time to come. Other features have almost taken shape by now. The respiratory system of the child is now quite strong. The head and feet are slowly rotating so that the head is pointed towards birth canal.
As for pregnancy trimesters, the second one will soon be over. The size is growing and so are the associated difficulties. Working out would now be extremely tiring and sleeping despite the stress, quite difficult. But keep up your spirits, as the pain would soon end. Just drink plenty of water take in right food and workout with ample cool out sessions. The practitioner's visit frequency would also increase with time.
Premature delivery is a scenario wherein childbirth that happens before the beginning of 37th week of pregnancy. This early birth, due to incomplete development in the child, might lead to many medical ailments and could be as harmful as baby's death. There are various causes of pre-term labor including, undue stress during the pregnancy, harmful consumption habits like consuming drugs or taking in alcohol, worsened lifestyles, lack of social support, infection to the mother or an accident. Women, who have had previous pre-term birth, have certain abnormalities or are expecting multiples are prone to the dangers of early birth. The key medical causes that could end up in premature birth include, UTI (urinary tract Infections), Vaginal infections (a guide on various infections has already been appended in earlier weeks of week by week pregnancy), bleeding, high blood pressure, birth defects in the child, under or over weight mothers and lack of time between two subsequent pregnancies.
The key symptoms of pre-term labor are elucidated below. If you happen to undergo the mentioned, make no delays in contacting the doctor at the earliest.
Though pre-term labor is not a very common situation however keeping in mind the associated risks it is advised not to ignore any of the mentioned indicators. Well medical has progressed drastically and there is every way to deal with this issue if handled expertly. Therefore tread with caution as you progress towards the next week of the pregnancy wheel.