Post-Term Infant: Clinical Characteristics, Risks, and Neonatal Management at 42 Weeks Plus
1. Introduction to Post-Term Infancy A post-term infant is medically defined as a neonate born after the completion of forty-two weeks of gestation. While human gestation is optimally programmed to culminate around forty weeks, extending the intrauterine environment significantly beyond this threshold introduces a complex array of physiological risks. The primary challenge in post-term pregnancies … Read more