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Pregnancy Situations Have Impact On Brain Development In Preterm Infants

08.27.2008 | 7:12:00 pm | Posted by Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical N
Brain development in infants who are born very prematurely is still incomplete. Factors that cause premature birth may have an impact on the development of the premature infant's brain both during pregnancy and later on after birth. A project conducted as part of the Academy of Finland Research Programme on Neuroscience (NEURO) is concerned to study brain growth and development invery premature or low-weight infants....
 
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