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If a child was born premature can they end up with a learning disability?
15 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
How Premature?: Depends on how premature the baby was, the circumstances of the birth itself and how the infant progressed after birth. Prematurity does not always equate with a disability.
Answered 4/30/2016
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More likely : The more premature a baby is, the higher the risk for learning, behavior, or attention problems.
Answered 4/13/2016
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Yes: There is an increase in incidence of learning problems among prematurely born infants than full term infants. Fortunately there are services available to assist these children in school.
Answered 6/12/2015
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Sure: They can also be normal or bright.If their birth/NICU course is complicated we worry about outcome but most of the survivors do pretty well. My smallest survivor, 14 oz @ birth just graduated from the Honors program at Baylor a few years ago. Prepare for whatever outcome comes, but don't give up on these babies.
Answered 4/17/2016
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