When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use the terms in bold in the text.
  
• Explain why preterm or low-birth-weight babies need special care, and list the common complications they may develop.
  
• Classify preterm and low-birth-weight babies by gestational age and birth weight, and in each case identify the appropriate management strategy.
  
• Describe how you would counsel the mother on feeding a preterm or a low-birth-weight baby.
  
• Describe how to protect preterm and low birth weight babies from hypothermia, including counselling the mother and other family members on Kangaroo mother care.