Babies who are born prematurely and who have infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) have a higher risk of developing cerebral palsy (CP) according to a study conducted by researchers in Denmark.
Hemoglobin leaked from red blood cells after a brain hemorrhage in infants born too early likely contributes to the development of long-term complications often developing in the children, such as cerebral palsy. The findings of the study, “High Presence of Extracellular Hemoglobin in the Periventricular White Matter Following…
Prenatal steroid treatment protects the brains of premature babies against hemorrhages, reducing by half the risk of severe hemorrhaging and the possible development of related neurologic problems such as cerebral palsy, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine reported. Their study, “Impact of antenatal steroids on intraventricular hemorrhage in very-low-birth…