Delivery at 37 weeks is not considered preterm, and if everything is normal after birth there is no need to go into the incubator; if the neonatal score is low after birth, it may be necessary to go into the incubator.
Delivery at 28 weeks of gestation but less than 37 weeks is considered preterm, while delivery after 37 weeks is considered full-term. Fetuses delivered at term are fully developed and generally do not need to be placed in an incubator after birth.
However, if the fetus in the uterus has a lack of oxygen, in the process of labor and delivery, newborns have a lack of oxygen after birth, or the emergence of neonatal pneumonia, hypothermia and other conditions, it is necessary to enter the incubator treatment.
Although newborns born at 37 weeks are full-term babies, newborns are delicate and require good care of the newborn, attention to warmth and close observation of the newborn’s physical condition.