YOUR NEWBORN
Gina was born at 29 weeks with a birth weight of 980g. She had a long stay in the NICU but is home now. Her parents are very thankful that she survived, but they are concerned that she may not be developing normally. Like most other parents of premature babies, they have questions such as: what is normal development for a preemie, when to be concerned about a delay in development and what to do when you are concerned?
THE CHALLENGES
The birthmay take a bit longer (even after the usual six months corrected age) before rolling over, sitting on their own and starting to crawl. There is a big window for what is “within normal limits” for development of premature babies.
