Developmental standards for preterm infants at 34 weeks

The 34-week-old baby is still a preemie, with a length of about 40-45 cm and a weight of 2000 g. Due to the increase in weeks of gestation, the baby’s subcutaneous fat begins to increase, and most of the babies are still able to survive after birth, crying on their own and suckling on their own. Most babies have a good chance of survival after birth if they can cry on their own and suckle on their own after birth. If care is taken and systematic treatment and examination is carried out in the neonatal unit, the chances of survival are very high. However, since the baby’s lungs are not well developed at this gestational age, it is advisable to use dexamethasone to promote the maturation of the baby’s fetal lungs if preterm labor occurs at 34 weeks, so as to better improve the baby’s survival after birth.