Early and long-term outcome of infants born extremely preterm

S Johnson, N Marlow - Archives of disease in childhood, 2017 - adc.bmj.com
There is no question that birth at extremely low gestational ages presents a significant threat
to an infant's survival, health and development. Growing evidence suggests that gestational …

Adults born preterm: a review of general health and system‐specific outcomes

TNK Raju, AS Buist, CJ Blaisdell… - Acta …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this review of 126 publications, we report that an overwhelming majority of adults born at
preterm gestations remain healthy and well. However, a small, but a significant fraction of …

Vaccination, immunity, and the changing impact of COVID-19 on infant health

F Torche, J Nobles - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
In utero exposure to COVID-19 infection may lead to large intergenerational health effects.
The impact of infection exposure has likely evolved since the onset of the pandemic as new …

Association of very preterm birth or very low birth weight with intelligence in adulthood: an individual participant data meta-analysis

R Eves, M Mendonça, N Baumann, Y Ni… - Jama …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Birth before 32 weeks' gestation (very preterm [VPT]) and birth weight below
1500 g (very low birth weight [VLBW]) have been associated with lower cognitive …

The life course consequences of very preterm birth

D Wolke, S Johnson, M Mendonça - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Around 15 million children are born preterm (< 37 weeks of gestation) every year. Of these,
15% or 2.25 million are born very preterm (VP;< 32 weeks of gestation). Here, the …

Cognitive trajectories from infancy to early adulthood following birth before 26 weeks of gestation: a prospective, population-based cohort study

L Linsell, S Johnson, D Wolke, H O'Reilly… - Archives of disease in …, 2018 - adc.bmj.com
Objective To determine the trajectory of cognitive test scores from infancy to adulthood in
individuals born extremely preterm compared with term-born individuals. Design A …

Causal inference in developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) research

SH Gage, MR Munafò… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Studies of the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) often rely on
prospective observational data, from which associations between developmental exposures …

Maternal sensitivity in parenting preterm children: A meta-analysis

A Bilgin, D Wolke - Pediatrics, 2015 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Preterm birth is a significant stressor for parents and
may adversely impact maternal parenting behavior. However, findings have been …

Preterm birth/low birth weight and markers reflective of wealth in adulthood: a meta-analysis

A Bilgin, M Mendonca, D Wolke - Pediatrics, 2018 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To systematically investigate whether PT/LBW is associated with markers of
adulthood wealth. DATA SOURCES: We searched Medline, PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of …

Neuropsychological outcomes at 19 years of age following extremely preterm birth

H O'Reilly, S Johnson, Y Ni, D Wolke, N Marlow - Pediatrics, 2020 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: A total of 127 young adults born EP and 64 term-born controls had a
neuropsychological assessment at 19 years of age examining general cognitive abilities …