Medical and social aspects of disability among prematurely born children

The study of the health problems among children with extremely low body weight has become urgent in recent years. The article presents the study results of gestation course and childbirth, as well as somatic and psychomotor development of prematurely born children with the diagnosed disability. It was established that the group of risk in relation to disability were the children with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy born in the gestation рeriod of 26-29 weeks, having evident and considerably evident statodynamic and mental dysfunctions which led to limitations of life activity in consideration with the categories of movement and self-service of II-III degrees, education, orientation, communication of II degree.

prematurely born, category of a ‘disabled child’, medical and social examination