Babies who are born early, especially those who are born very early, can have health problems. It can be caused by many things, like problems during pregnancy, a body that isn’t fully grown, a low birth weight, treatments in the hospital, and infections that the baby can’t fight off. What are the most common problems with babies who are born early, and where can they get help?
Babies are being saved at younger and younger ages as neonatology gets better. The youngest baby that can be saved right now is 22 weeks old. The younger and less developed a child is, the more likely it is that they will have problems, which can lead to abnormal psychomotor development. But it’s important to know that this development is affected not just by the child’s health and problems during pregnancy and birth, but also by things in the outside world. When therapy and rehabilitation are chosen and done at the right time, the child is more likely to be able to function well in the future.
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