🍼 Corrected Age Calculator for Premature Babies

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📘 About the Corrected Age

A baby born early is developmentally 'younger' than their birthday suggests. Corrected age (also called adjusted age) is the age the baby would be if born on the due date: actual age minus the weeks born early.

Doctors use corrected age for growth charts, developmental milestones and starting solids until about age 2, by which time most premature babies have caught up. Vaccinations follow actual age.

🧮 Formula

Corrected age
Corrected age = actual age − (40 weeks − weeks at birth)

✏️ Worked examples

Born at 32 weeks on 1 June 2026, age on 1 October 2026

You enter
Date of Birth1 Jun 2026
Born at (weeks)32 weeks
+ days0 days
Age on Date1 Oct 2026
You get
Corrected (adjusted) age9 weeks 3 days
Actual (chronological) age4 months 0 days
Born early by8 weeks 0 days
Original due dateMon, 27 Jul 2026
Prematurity categoryModerately preterm (32–33 weeks)
Use corrected age untilThu, 27 Jul 2028 (age 2 corrected)

Corrected age 9 weeks 3 days; actual age 4 months 0 days.

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Born at 35+3 weeks

You enter
Date of Birth10 Mar 2026
Born at (weeks)35 weeks
+ days3 days
Age on Date1 Oct 2026
You get
Corrected (adjusted) age5 months 21 days
Actual (chronological) age6 months 22 days
Born early by4 weeks 4 days
Original due dateSat, 11 Apr 2026
Prematurity categoryLate preterm (34–36 weeks)
Use corrected age untilTue, 11 Apr 2028 (age 2 corrected)

Corrected age 5 months 21 days.

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❓ Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate corrected age?

Subtract the weeks born early from the actual age. A baby born at 32 weeks (8 weeks early) who is 20 weeks old has a corrected age of 12 weeks.

Until what age do you use corrected age?

Usually until 2 years (sometimes 3 for babies born before 28 weeks).

Do premature babies get vaccines by corrected age?

No — vaccines are given by actual (chronological) age.

What counts as premature?

Birth before 37 weeks: late preterm 34–36, moderately preterm 32–33, very preterm 28–31 and extremely preterm before 28 weeks.