Babies born very premature can have brain development disrupted in intensive care unit, review finds
by Natasha May from Science | The Guardian on (#6DH5Q)
Study says little progress has been made in preventing development problems when infants born more than two months early
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While most babies born more than two months prematurely now survive thanks to medical advances, little progress has been made in the past two decades in preventing associated developmental problems, an expert review has found.
The review also found that very preterm babies can have their brain development disrupted by environmental factors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), including nutrition, pain, stress and parenting behaviours.
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