Raynaud's is a fairly rare disorder of the blood vessels supplying the skin. During a Raynaud's attack, the blood vessels narrow, limiting blood circulation to affected areas. It makes parts of your body (usually fingers, toes, nose and ears) feel numb and cool in cold temperatures or under stress.
PPROM is associated with 30-40% of preterm deliveries and is the leading identifiable cause of preterm delivery. PPROM complicates 3% of all pregnancies and occurs in approximately 150,000 pregnancies yearly in the United States.
Compared with adults who had been born at 37 weeks gestation or later, those who had a premature birth had a much higher risk of a range of medical and social problems. The rate of cerebral palsy was 0.1% for those born at term vs. 9.1% among the earliest preemies born at 23 to 27 weeks.