Premature babies, also known as preemies, are those that are born before the mother has reached 37 weeks of gestation. Simply put, they are born too soon before certain key organs are able to develop. Depending on how premature the baby is, he or she may have an underdeveloped digestive tract, lungs, immune system, and even skin.

To help these babies survive outside of the womb, they will be placed in an apparatus known as an incubator which provides the newborn the environmental conditions needed to thrive while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

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