How a Parent's Loving Touch May Be Just What the Doctor Ordered

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Studies have found that no matter if a preterm baby in the nicu is really sick or really healthy, there is a correlation here. The more painful things they experience in these last 12 weeks, the more changes scientists are to see in their brain development. Other studies have shown that the psychological consequences of those changes can appear when the preterm infants grow up.

Doctors can save the lives of premature infants, but the process is often painful. Luckily, a solution might be as simple as a parent’s loving touch.

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