Cognitive Outcomes of Children Born Extremely or Very Preterm since the 1990s and Associated Risk Factors: A Meta-analysis and Meta-regression
- Twilhaar, E. Sabrina
- Wade, Rebecca M.
- De Kieviet, Jorrit F.
- Van Goudoever, Johannes B.
- Van Elburg, Ruurd M.
- Oosterlaan, Jaap
Publication date
October 2018
DOI Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Abstract
(Abstracted from JAMA Pediatr 2018;172(4):361–367) Despite apparent progress in perinatal care, children born extremely preterm or very preterm (EP/VP) remain at high risk of cognitive deficits, and long-term morbidity rates have not decreased. Extremely preterm or very preterm birth (<32 weeks of gestation) is associated with higher risks of motor, learning, and behavior problems and, particularly, cognitive impairment
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