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Very preterm (VPT; <30 weeks gestation) children are a heterogeneous group, yet the co‐occurrence of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental impairments remains unclear. Moreover, the clinical and socio‐environmental factors that promote resilient developmental outcomes among VPT children are poorly understood.

One hundred and twenty five children (85 VPT and 40 full‐term) underwent neurodevelopmental evaluation at age 5‐years. Parents and teachers completed measures of internalizing, externalizing, attention‐deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD), and autism symptoms. Psychiatric and neurodevelopmental measures were analyzed using Latent Profile Analysis. Multinomial regression examined the extent that infant, sociodemographic, and family factors, collected prospectively from birth to follow‐up, independently differentiated resilient and impaired children.

Four latent …