I have just found this splendid article that discusses a scientific study conducted by researchers from Oxford University. Their research show that an infant’s risk of developing cerebral palsy increases with the use of antibiotics.
(NaturalNews) The use of antibiotics during premature labor may increase an infant’s risk of developing cerebral palsy, according to a study conducted by researchers from Oxford University.
“This highlights the importance of fully understanding both the immediate and long-term impact of the care and treatment that both mother and baby receive at this crucial time,” said a spokesperson for the infant care nonprofit Bliss.
In 2001, the largest study of premature labor in history (known as ORACLE) concluded that the antibiotics erythromycin and co-amoxiclav could reduce negative infant outcomes in some cases of premature labor – namely, cases in which the mother’s water had already broken.
In the new study, researchers followed up on the children from the ORACLE study at the age of seven and examined their rates of cerebral palsy and related problems.
Cerebral palsy refers to a variety of physical disabilities caused by damage to the brain during early development. Up to 50 percent of cerebral palsy cases arrive in premature infants (those delivered before 37 weeks of gestation). Source.
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