Neonatal period extend

Neonatal period extends upto –

    1. 21 days of life
    1. 30 days of life
    1. 28 days of life
    1. 35 days of life

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Neonate (Newborn)

  • From birth to under four weeks of age (< 28 days), the infant is called neonate.
  • The neonatal period has been further subdivided into -

i) Early neonatal period → First week of life (< 7 days)

  ii) Late neonatal period → 7th to < 28th day

Term neonate (term baby)

  • Any neonate born between 37 and < 42 weeks (259 - 293 days) of pregnancy irrespective of the birth weight.

Preterm baby

  • Any neonate born before 37 weeks (<259 days) of pregnancy irrespective of the birth weight.

Post-term baby

  • Any neonate born at or after 42 weeks (294 days or more) of pregnancy irrespective of the birth weight.