A 34 week preemie without problems who just needs to eat and get bigger before he can go home, a typical 'feeder and grower.'
During this time, an older preemie is often simply advanced on his feeds, gets help breastfeeding, and is observed in the NICU for problems, such as apnea of prematurity, feeding problems, infections, jaundice, and problems regulating their temperature, etc.
