The health risks associated with premature birth — including early death — may extend to age 36, according to ... which occurs when a baby is born before 37 weeks gestation.

Premature or pre term birth is when a baby is born too early ... could be further divided into - late preterm between 34 and 36 weeks of pregnancy ...

1 in 10 births is considered preterm, meaning the baby is born before 37 weeks gestation. Preterm birth is the No. 1 cause of infant death and No. 2 cause for death among children under the age of 5.