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Nearly all premature babies born with breathing difficulties.Breathing is the process of providing oxygen to the brain. When ababy is difficult to breathe will have a negative impact on child development.

In addressing this, for several decades, doctors have been givingstimulants caffeine to premature babies. Caffeine is believedbeneficial for premature babies who have difficulty breathing.Because the substances contained in coffee may help premature babies make it easier to breathe.

However, unfortunately, there is little new scientific evidence tojustify such a way. To that end, a number of scientists doing research in-depth to strengthen this evidence. According to a study reported by the VOA website on Sunday (22 / 1).

Lead researcher Barbara Schmidt said that this research aims toprove the effectiveness of caffeine to the infant. In addition, withthis research, is expected to know exactly how much caffeinedose to be given in each age infants and reduce the effects offear it would disrupt the baby’s health.

In the early stages, this research carried out at about 2,000premature babies in nine countries. They are babies who experience some health problems, such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, blindness, and deafness. A number of these infants were randomly selected. Some were given caffeine, somewere given a placebo (a neutral substance which does not contain any active ingredients). The provision of these substances continue to be given to infants up to three and a halfyears into the future.

And, the results of research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that the rate of cognitive decline due to the difficulty of breathing in children aged fiveyears lower than the baby of eight months. This indicates that administration of caffeine effect in reducing both the reduction ofinfant brain function in premature infants. (MEL)