Behavioural dysfunctions of 10‐year‐old children born extremely preterm associated with corticotropin‐releasing hormone expression in the placenta

Abstract

Overall, placenta CRH mRNA concentrations in the top or bottom quartiles were not associated with increased risks of dysfunctions 10 years later. Girls whose placenta CRH expression was in the top quartile, however, were at increased risk of seven indicators/correlates of social limitations.

Highlights in this issue

“…Meanwhile, Leviton et al. found that girls born EPT who had higher placenta corticotropin‐releasing hormone expression appeared to be at increased risk of social dysfunction at the age of 10 . This issue also contains an editorial by Peter Anderson, which discusses why cognitive outcomes in children born very preterm are not improving (8).…”