Brain changes in premature infants

Brain changes in premature infants are relatively common, and the incidence rate is relatively high. Premature birth is an important cause of cerebral palsy in infants. There are many reasons for children's brain changes. On the one hand, it is because the child is born at an immature age. On the other hand, if the child suffers from hypoxia during the delivery process, it will also cause brain lesions. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Brain changes in premature infants

For the entire developmental stage of a child, only the neonatal and infant periods are the peak period of the fastest brain development. As long as the brain is not damaged in any way, the brain function will gradually develop and improve. If the brain function is damaged, we must look at the extent of the damage. However, doctors believe that if there is a brain injury disease without damage, it can reach a certain range of functions through its own development and repair of brain cells, but not all brain injuries in the neonatal period can return to normal. Therefore, whether the disease can heal on its own depends on the child's brain structure and the results of normal development. I hope parents can take their children to the hospital for examination in time.

How to prevent brain damage in premature babies

1. Be sure to do a pregnancy check-up. If the mother is found to have severe anemia, heart and kidney disease, diabetes, thyroid disease, tuberculosis, severe pneumonia, pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, etc. during pregnancy, which may cause fetal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage, she should first receive treatment or control the conditions, and plan pregnancy after her physical and mental state is healthy.

2. Do a good prenatal check-up. An umbilical cord that is too long, too short, wrapped around the neck, knotted, or prolapsed, or placental calcification, velamentous placenta, placenta previa, or early placental detachment, can all cause fetal intrauterine ischemia and hypoxia. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly check the prenatal blood pressure, weight, uterine fundus height, fetal heart rate, fetal movement, etc. If any problems are found, appropriate measures should be taken in time.

3. Strict monitoring is required during delivery. During the delivery process, the fetal heart rate must be closely monitored, and the fetal scalp blood pH and blood gas must be measured regularly. If intrauterine distress is detected, oxygen and intravenous glucose and other drugs must be given in a timely manner, and the best method should be selected to end the delivery as quickly as possible.

4. Timely detection and treatment. Certain diseases after birth of newborns, such as amniotic fluid aspiration pneumonia, meconium aspiration syndrome, pneumonia, heart failure, etc., can cause hypoxic-ischemic brain damage. If the newborn is found to have groaning, foaming at the mouth, pale or cyanotic face, irregular breathing, etc., timely rescue should be carried out to minimize the damage of hypoxia-ischemia to the newborn's brain.

Through the above introduction by the editor, everyone has a certain understanding of brain damage in premature babies. If the brain damage in a premature baby is not serious, it is still possible to recover on its own. Therefore, every parent should pay attention to the development of their children and seek timely diagnosis and treatment if any abnormalities are found.