Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, First Faculty of Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2020
Abstract
Approximately eight thousand neonates are born prematurely in the Czech Republic every year, ie.t 7.5 to 8% of all childern born in the country of proximately 10 milion residents.. The number of ex-preterm babies has been rising worldwide as well as in the Czech Republic.
The causes responsible for this rise are multifactorial. A specific group of preterm children has their special needs with could only be dealt with by multidisciplinary teams of experts from both medical and non-medical areas of care.