I've never had kids except for the furry, four-legged kind. So I'm really not familiar with pregnancy and newborns.
I have a character who is pregnant and suffers from what we'd call a serious case of eclampsia. Her baby is born very premature -- just barely able to survive with whatever preemie care is available in 1913 Shanghai.
Would there be anything obvious about the baby that would signify that the mother had eclampsia?
And besides being small, what visible signs (appearance, or behavior exhibited) would show that the baby is premature?
Thanks.
I have a character who is pregnant and suffers from what we'd call a serious case of eclampsia. Her baby is born very premature -- just barely able to survive with whatever preemie care is available in 1913 Shanghai.
Would there be anything obvious about the baby that would signify that the mother had eclampsia?
And besides being small, what visible signs (appearance, or behavior exhibited) would show that the baby is premature?
Thanks.