Corrected age is used for babies born prematurely up to around 2 years and sometimes longer for some children.
For example, If the expected delivery date was March 14 and the date of birth was January 14, this baby was born at 32 weeks gestation.
As a pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, this baby, born 8 weeks prematurely, will have lived 4 months on May 14, but in corrected age, will have lived only 2 months.
4 months (actual age) - 2 months (prematurity) = 2 months corrected age
This is very important. It's a good benchmark for considering a premature baby's capabilities. His development should be monitored in corrected age for the first two years or so, or even longer if necessary.
Except for vaccination:
The Canadian Pediatric Society recommends that babies be vaccinated according to the schedule, using the baby's date of birth, not the corrected age.
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