Many premature babies lead normal adult lives, that’s the latest finding from researchers at the University Hospital of Würzburg in Germany. The researchers selected 291 subjects from 10 children’s hospitals in Germany, according to the German newspaper Die Welt. The subjects were all premature babies born between 1979 and 1986 when their mothers were less than 32 weeks pregnant and weighed less than 1,500 grams at birth, half of them even less than 1,000 grams. The results of the survey showed that there were no significant differences in physical development, psychology, family, friendships, and school life between these preterm infants and those born at full term. Although some of the preterm children were physically weaker, most of them led normal lives as adults and their quality of life was, in their own opinion, no worse than that of those born at full term. Is the mental development of preterm infants affected? Premature infants are prone to intracranial hemorrhage due to poor coagulation and lack of oxygen. Serious diseases such as apnea and aspiration pneumonia, pulmonary hyaline membrane disease, hyperbilirubinemia, and intracranial hemorrhage can lead to hypoxia and necrosis of brain cells in preterm infants, which affects the intellectual development of the infant. There are also premature infants prone to hypoglycemia and hypocalcemia, which cause convulsions, resulting in brain cell damage, causing brain development disorders and mental retardation. The intellectual development of preterm infants is a problem that we must pay attention to. According to research statistics, 4% to 7% of asphyxiated children develop into mental retardation, and the average level of intelligence of the rest is lower than that of normal children. The earlier a premature child is born, the younger the gestational age, the more immature the development, the more diseases occur in the neonatal period, most commonly respiratory distress syndrome, asphyxia, infection, nutritional deficiencies, etc., which can cause cerebral hypoxia, so that the brain does not receive adequate nutrition, affecting the normal development of the brain. According to our statistics, 7.8% of the surviving preterm infants have lower than normal intelligence, and the average intelligence level of the rest is significantly lower than that of normal children. Other sequelae such as cerebral palsy often occur in preterm infants. Premature infants are prone to cerebral palsy because of their immature brain development and are prone to diseases such as respiratory distress, hypoxia, intracerebral hemorrhage, and brain tissue damage after birth. In addition, preterm infants are often not well nourished, which also affects brain development. The smaller the body weight, the higher the chance of cerebral palsy. According to the survey, there are about 3 children with cerebral palsy in 100 preterm babies. To prevent the occurrence of cerebral palsy: parents should follow certain methods to give massage and gymnastics to their children at home or at professional institutions. Twice daily for 5-15 minutes each time and intensive active motor training, such as doing appropriate head lifting, pulling sitting, turning over, sitting, crawling, standing and walking according to the age of the month, promote the development of motor tone. In this way, cerebral palsy in preterm infants can be reduced by more than 2/3, and even if cerebral palsy occurs, the menstruation can be significantly reduced.