THE HEALTH STATUS OF PRETERM BABIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE

Abstract

The problem of premature babies is one of the most urgent in modern pediatrics. The rate of premature births in the developed world is 512.5% and has been rising in recent years. The problem of prematurity is of a clearly expressed medical and social nature: to date, the contribution of premature infants to neonatal mortality is 70%, and the incidence is 75%.With the accumulation of experience in nursing and treatment of premature infants, there is a progressive reduction in losses among these children. In this regard, a serious concern of pediatricians is the state of health, the frequency of developmental disorders and disability of prematurely born children in remote periods of childhood.The study of health indicators of prematurely born children in preschool age is of particular interest not only for pediatricians, but also for teachers and parents. However, in the modern literature there is very little information about physical, somatic health and psychosocial maturity of pre-school children born prematurely. This article presents the data of literary sources on this problem.