Perinatal and social risk of poor language, memory, and learning outcomes in a cohort of extremely and very preterm children

Valois, R
Tojal, C
Barros, H
Costa, R

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Publication date

January 2022

DOI

10.1080/09297049.2022.2138845

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Group

Journal

Child Neuropsychology

Language

English

Abstract

Children born extremely preterm (EPT) or very preterm (VPT) are at risk of neurodevelopmental impairment. How the interaction between biological and social risk factors affects cognitive development has not yet been completely understood. The objectives of this study are to analyze and compare the language, memory, and learning outcomes of five-year-old children born EPT (<28 weeks’ gestational age) and VPT (28–31+6 weeks’ gestational age) and to determine the risk of having poor outcomes attending to perinatal and maternal characteristics. The analysis included 377 children born VPT (n = 284) and EPT (n = 93) in 2011–2012. Maternal, neonatal, and clinical information was obtained at birth, and maternal education was obtained at five years ...