{"id":5455,"date":"2021-11-24T06:51:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T06:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/preterm-birth-prevention\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:23:20","slug":"preterm-birth-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/preterm-birth-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Preterm birth prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e8efef;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1300px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column services-inide-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"margin-top:4px;\"><p>An estimated 15 million infants are born preterm each year. This means that 1 in 4 babies are born prematurely. Prematurity is one of the reasons why prematurity is a term that primarily concerns the newborn. A baby is considered premature if it did not remain in the mother&#8217;s womb long enough to develop sufficiently to cope with the difficulties of life outside the womb. Most of these babies usually have respiratory and cardiac problems and are at increased risk of infections. That&#8217;s why they are immediately supported in the neonatal intensive care unit. Today, 90% of these premature babies develop normally, without any particular health issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 70px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column services-inide-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:4px;color:#2b3575;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-weight:500;\"><h2><strong>When is a birth considered preterm?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dddfe8;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"margin-top:4px;\"><p>Any birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation is defined as preterm. The earlier a baby is born, the more immature its body and immune system are to cope with the real world outside the womb.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Between the 32nd and 37th week, a newborn is considered moderate or late preterm.<\/li>\n<li>From the 28th to the 32nd week, it is considered very preterm.<\/li>\n<li>Before the 28th week, it is considered extremely preterm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 70px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column services-inide-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:4px;color:#2b3575;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-weight:500;\"><h2><strong>Factors for preterm birth<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dddfe8;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"margin-top:4px;\"><p>A woman is at higher risk for preterm labor and delivery when some of the below conditions exist:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Short time period between pregnancies (less than six months)<\/li>\n<li>History of the woman&#8217;s previous premature delivery<\/li>\n<li>Her age (if she is younger than 17 and older than 37)<\/li>\n<li>Obesity and insufficient weight gained during pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>Substance abuse (smoking and alcohol, drug use)<\/li>\n<li>Multiple pregnancy<\/li>\n<li>Gestational diabetes and hypertension<\/li>\n<li>Urinary tract infection<\/li>\n<li>Sexually transmitted infections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 70px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column services-inide-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:4px;color:#2b3575;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-weight:500;\"><h2><strong>Preterm birth prevention<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dddfe8;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"margin-top:4px;\"><p>Professor Petros Nikolaidis is a MFM specialist. He specialized in Fetal Medicine (Master) and Genetics (Ph.D.) at one of the world\u2019s most prestigious centers, at Imperial College, London. He has extensive expertise in special testing and ultrasound evaluations, fetal well-being and fetal anatomy, diagnose abnormalities, and objectively consult pregnant women with professionalism and discretion. He collaborates tightly with leading scientists of other specialties (geneticists, fetal and pediatric cardiologists, and surgeons) in Greece and abroad for the valid description and management of a fetal condition both before and after birth.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 70px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 0;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 0;}@media only screen and (max-width:1177px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0;margin-left : 0;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 25px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 25px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5454,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5455","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5455"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5457,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5455\/revisions\/5457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petrosnikolaidis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}