Authors
Jeanie L Cheong, Lex W Doyle, Alice C Burnett, Katherine J Lee, Jennifer M Walsh, Cody R Potter, Karli Treyvaud, Deanne K Thompson, Joy E Olsen, Peter J Anderson, Alicia J Spittle
Publication date
2017/4/1
Journal
JAMA pediatrics
Volume
171
Issue
4
Pages
e164805-e164805
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Importance
Moderate and late preterm (MLPT) births comprise most preterm infants. Therefore, long-term developmental concerns in this population potentially have a large public health influence. While there are increasing reports of developmental problems in MLPT children, detail is lacking on the precise domains that are affected.
Objective
To compare neurodevelopment and social-emotional development between MLPT infants and term-born control infants at age 2 years.
Design, Setting, and Participants
This investigation was a prospective longitudinal cohort study at a single tertiary hospital. Participants were MLPT infants (32-36 weeks’ completed gestation) and healthy full-term controls (≥37 weeks’ gestation) recruited at birth. During a 3-year period between December 7, 2009, and November 7, 2012, MLPT infants were recruited at birth from the neonatal unit and postnatal wards of the Royal Women’s …
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