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The largest- ever study of the long-term effects of babies born premature found that children born early have higher death rates in childhood and are more likely to be childless in adulthood.
The Norwegian study followed 1.2 million Norwegian births over decades. Because of advanced drug technology developed in the 1990's that now save smaller and sicker babies, babies in the study may have been healthier, on average, than children born premature in recent years.
Even though most preemies grow to have good health and normal reproduction researchers did find heightened risks in preemies compared with babies born at full term from 1967 to 1988. Those risk found add to the already known problems such as disabilities, lung problems, mental retardation and school delays.
Not only are premature babies more likely to die the first year but they also have increased risk of death persisted as they aged. Children born five to nine weeks early showed a doubled risk of death from ages 1-5.
Prematurtiy was linked to lower levels of education and childlessness in adulthood. Women who were born prematurely themselves had a higher risk of giving birth to preemies.
12.8 percent of U.S births in 2006 were premature. In order to avoid further complications it is best to tell your doctor that you were born prematurely.
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Posted by jstied1 on 2008-03-25 23:03:11 | Rating: | Views: 20
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