my ob told me 36-38 is preterm. I had my son at 36 and we spent a week in the nicu. But you're still very close to 39
the magic number is 39 soooo.... the closer to 39 weeks, the better... you're very close. preterm is before 36 weeks, I THINK, you're far enough past that for baby to be okay... some basis are born at 35-36 and are okay tho... I think it's a case by case thing... biggest thing is whether or not baby breathes on their own okay
anything before 37 is premature. 37-38 is considered early term. 39-40 is full term. that's the info I got.