If you stop drinking alcohol or taking drugs now, you can give your baby a better chance to be born healthy. Either can help you or tell you how to get help. Although most women have normal, healthy pregnancies, complications may still occur. Severe headache that is not relieved by Tylenol and rest Swelling of hands or face that is noticeable to others Blurry or dim vision Signs of preterm labor Preterm or premature labor is the onset of labor that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy. Preterm labor may lead to the delivery of a premature baby.
Premature babies are smaller than normal and have immature organs.
They may have difficulty breathing if their lungs are immature. Babies born early usually need to be cared for in an intensive care nursery in the hospital after the mother goes home. There are many treatments for preterm labor, but they are effective only when started early.