An overview of mortality and sequelae of preterm birth from infancy to adulthood

S Saigal, LW Doyle - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Survival rates have greatly improved in recent years for infants of borderline viability;
however, these infants remain at risk of developing a wide array of complications, not only in …

Management and outcomes of very low birth weight

EC Eichenwald, AR Stark - New England Journal of Medicine, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
With increasing numbers of extremely premature infants surviving, the outcome for these
infants has generated much interest and controversy. This article reviews recent progress in …

Neurodevelopmental disabilities and special care of 5-year-old children born before 33 weeks of gestation (the EPIPAGE study): a longitudinal cohort study

B Larroque, PY Ancel, S Marret, L Marchand, M André… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background The increasing survival rates of children who are born very preterm raise issues
about the risks of neurological disabilities and cognitive dysfunction. We aimed to …

Development of emotional and behavioral regulation in children born extremely preterm and very preterm: Biological and social influences

CAC Clark, LJ Woodward, LJ Horwood… - Child …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study describes the development of emotional and behavioral regulation in a regional
cohort of children born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks gestational age, n= 39), very preterm …

Cognitive and educational deficits in children born extremely preterm

PJ Anderson, LW Doyle - Seminars in perinatology, 2008 - Elsevier
A large body of research indicates that children born very preterm are at increased risk for
neurobehavioral impairments; however, research examining outcome for extremely preterm …

Neurodevelopmental outcome of extremely low birth weight infants with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus requiring shunt insertion

I Adams-Chapman, NI Hansen, BJ Stoll, R Higgins… - …, 2008 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. We aimed to evaluate neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes among
extremely low birth weight infants who had severe intraventricular hemorrhage that required …

Rates of early intervention services in very preterm children with developmental disabilities at age 2 years

G Roberts, K Howard, AJ Spittle… - … of paediatrics and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: Preterm birth is increasing in prevalence and long‐term follow‐up studies have
documented high rates of neurosensory, intellectual, academic and behavioural disabilities …

Attention development in infants and preschool children born preterm: A review

E van de Weijer-Bergsma, L Wijnroks… - Infant Behavior and …, 2008 - Elsevier
A potential mechanism that can explain preterm children's heightened risk for the
development of later cognitive and behavioral problems is attention. Attention is the ability of …

Preterm infant hippocampal volumes correlate with later working memory deficits

MH Beauchamp, DK Thompson, K Howard, LW Doyle… - Brain, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Children born preterm exhibit working memory deficits. These deficits may be associated
with structural brain changes observed in the neonatal period. In this study, the relationship …

Pervasive behavior problems at 6 years of age in a total-population sample of children born at≤ 25 weeks of gestation

M Samara, N Marlow, D Wolke… - Pediatrics, 2008 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. The goal was to test whether extremely preterm children have more pervasive
behavior problems than classroom peers, by using parent and teacher consensus reports. Is …