Nearly half of infants born prematurely will face problems such as disability and learning difficulties in the future. 'The epicure' study of 1200 infants born before 26 weeks from 38 weeks that should be passed by a mother during pregnancy.

They still, after half of these premature infants at risk of learning difficulties affected the estimated seem to need glasses. When the baby is growing up prematurely, then at the age of 6 years of this risk will increase two-fold.

The epicure study based on monitoring of infants born in England and Ireland in 1995, especially babies who are born before the pregnancy enters the 26th week. The epicure stated that they give publicity to the end that the parents can understand the problem to be faced by their children who are born prematurely.

For boys the risk of a number of issues would be 2.4 times higher than female infants. But researchers team did not explain what the cause of the inability of the risk accepted by the baby's premature. Research leader, Neil Marlow, professor of the University of Nottingham hope the doctors and parents can be ready when the baby is premature.