Changing Neurodevelopment at 8 Years in Children Born Extremely Preterm Since the 1990s

Abstract

Contrary to expectations, rates of major neurosensory disability have not improved, and academic performance is poorer at early school age in 2005 than in earlier eras for EP children born in the state of Victoria, Australia.

Stability of general cognition in children born extremely preterm as they grow older: good or bad news?

“…However, cognitive outcomes may not be improving in subsequent cohorts. Children born EP in the state of Victoria in 2005 were not improving in IQ scores at 8 years of age compared with EP children born in the state in 1991–1992 and 1997 7. Indeed their academic performance was worse,7 as was their executive function,8 compared with the earlier eras.…”

Developmental cascades of social inhibition and friendships in preterm and full‐term children

“…The sample was recruited between 1985 and 1986, and thus replications with more recent samples are necessary, given that with improvements in neonatal care, survival of preterm infants has substantially improved over the past decades. Nevertheless, in general, the long‐term neurodevelopmental outcomes after preterm birth appear to be comparable, even in more recent samples (Cheong et al, ; Pierrat et al, ; Wolke, Strauss, et al, ). Despite the exceptionally good fit of the data to the model in the current study, it only explained a small amount of variance.…”

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of a 25 - week premature infant at three years of age

“…Concerns have been raised about assessing cognitive and language development with the Bayley III [13][14][15][16]. Reports highlight the potential underestimation of developmental delays by the Bayley III A number of factors may have been responsible for enhancing the developmental outcomes for this child during his first 32 months of life.…”