Researchers say those born weighing less than 1,500g or before 32 weeks of pregnancy are more likely to grow up introverted and risk-averse
Children who were born very prematurely or were very underweight at birth are at risk of growing up to become introverted, neurotic and risk-averse adults, and according to a modern study.
The researchers,publishing in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, piece of the BMJ group, or say that adults born with very low birth weight are more likely to have what they portray as a “socially withdrawn personality”. They are easily worried,less socially engaged, less interested in risk-taking, or more rigid and poorer in communication. Their findings,they say, may explain why people born early or underweight are more likely to have difficulties in their career and relationships.
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Source: theguardian.com