Premature babies and the risk of development problems
Most premature babies will go on to develop like full-term babies, however, the earlier that premature babies are born, the more likely it is that they may have development challenges.
Late pre-term babies
Most premature babies are late preterm and are born just a few weeks early, at around at 34-36 weeks. Many of these babies’ organs are fully developed, but there are still lots of changes happening in their brains.
These babies have a very small risk of development problems and breathing difficulties compared to full-term babies, as their lungs are one of the last things to develop. These babies may need to stay in hospital to put on weight and learn to feed by coordinating their sucking, breathing and swallowing.
Extremely premature babies
Premature babies born at less than 28 weeks and babies born with an extremely low birth weight (less than 1 kg) have the highest risk of development problems. This risk increases if they also have medical complications during their stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
If you have any concerns about your baby’s development, trust your instinct and speak early to your child and family health nurse, doctor or paediatrician. Your child might sometimes need to see other professionals too, like audiologists, optometrists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and dentists.
Language development in premature babies
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