NEONATAL STRESSORS GET THE FACTS. KNOW THE SIGNS.

Preterm babies can have retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), causing abnormal blood vessels throughout the retina. Of the estimated 184,700 infants globally who develop ROP, 20,000 become blind or severely visually impaired. BEHAVIORAL SIGNS OF NEONATAL STRESS1,2,10 An estimated 50% to 70% of very-low-birth-weight preterm babies have later cognitive, behavioral, and social dysfunction.3 BRAIN EYES GUT Inflammatory bowel necrosis called necrotizing enterocolitis affects
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