How to judge cerebral palsy in premature infants? You can start with these manifestations

It has to be said that when parents want to analyze whether a premature baby suffers from cerebral palsy, they can make a judgment based on their daily performance. So, how to diagnose cerebral palsy in premature babies?

1. Sports backwardness:

Three months after birth, a normal baby will move its head when lying prone and kick its legs when lying supine, but children with cerebral palsy rarely have these movements.

2. Reduced active movement:

Normal babies will actively reach out and touch things when they are 4-5 months old, but children with cerebral palsy have very little movement in their upper limbs.

3. Body stiffness:

It refers to abnormal muscle tone. The muscle tone of children with cerebral palsy may be lower or higher than that of normal babies. If it lasts for more than 4 months, it is diagnosed as cerebral palsy.

4. Abnormal posture:

Children with cerebral palsy often tilt their heads back. When they sit at six months old, they will fall backward with their legs clamped together, making it difficult to change their diapers or hold them to pee.

5. Abnormal reflexes:

Normal babies have a hug reflex when their head is suddenly lowered, which will disappear after six months, but children with cerebral palsy will not disappear and will also have other abnormal reflexes.