Premature birth linked to speech and language delays from damage to the ‘soft’ parts of babies’ brains, study finds

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Being born prematurely may cause delays in learning speech and language, because parts of the brain are underdeveloped and vulnerable to damage, a new study found.

Children born early in the third trimester are likely to experience delays in the development of the auditory cortex, a brain region essential to hearing and understanding sound.

This impacts the infant’s development of communication skills as they grow up.

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