Abstract
Care of premature infants in incubators began in the 1880s. The survival rate was fairly low until the 1960s when intensive care of neonates was introduced. The main cause of death was due to immaturity of the lungs, but by the introduction of respiratory care and particularly surfactant the survival rate has increased substantially. Three classical complications may occur after very preterm birth and particularly after extremely preterm birth: cerebral palsy, blindness (ROP), and chronic lung disease (BPD). Their cognition is deficient and there is an inverse relationship between IQ and gestational age. They may also suffer from attention deficit disorders, autism, and face blindness.
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Lagercrantz, H. (2016). Preterm Birth. In: Infant Brain Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44845-9_11
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