The bulk of their brain development is set to
mature outside the womb.
Not exact matches
Your baby will continue to grow and
mature immensely in the coming weeks, now when all organs are in place to primarily
mature to be able to function
outside the
womb too.
If PROM occurs earlier in pregnancy, the baby's lungs might not yet be
mature enough to survive
outside the
womb.
Infants are born before they have fully
matured, and their brains finish growing
outside the
womb.
Additionally, babies who are worn have been shown to have more stable heart rates, more even breathing, and less crying time (which means more quiet alert time, which in turn provides more time for learning and
maturing in life
outside of the
womb).
By attempting to recreate the conditions in the
womb, a premature baby is given time to
mature in the
outside world, which may be all the treatment a premature baby needs.
As much as possible, the experience and treatments in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are done to provide time so that a baby can
mature as naturally as possible
outside the
womb.
Unlike a baby's hearing, which is fully
mature by the end of his first month
outside the
womb, the sense of sight develops gradually over 6 to 8 months, at which point your baby will see the world almost as well as you do.
The solution is for the baby to be born before she is fully
mature, continuing gestation
outside the
womb.