ADHD and developmental speech/language disorders in late preterm, early term and term infants

Abstract

Late preterm and early term deliveries have adverse long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes, and these outcomes should be considered when determining the timing of delivery.

Long‐term cognition and behavior in children born at early term gestation: A systematic review

“…Some studies assessed more than one outcome and are included in several tables. The studies were carried out in Europe, the USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Japan . Thirty‐six studies were population‐based studies, three were national multicenter studies and three were single‐center studies .…”

“…The studies were carried out in Europe, the USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Japan . Thirty‐six studies were population‐based studies, three were national multicenter studies and three were single‐center studies . All the included studies were observational: 41 studies were cohort studies and one was a case‐control study .…”

“…Thirty‐six studies were population‐based studies, three were national multicenter studies and three were single‐center studies . All the included studies were observational: 41 studies were cohort studies and one was a case‐control study . The studies were published between 2006 and 2018.…”

Fertility Treatment Is Associated with Stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Support in Late Preterm Infants

“…Most recently, a multicenter, randomized trial demonstrated that administration of betamethasone to women at risk for late preterm delivery significantly reduced the risk of neonatal respiratory complications (8), bringing to the forefront the importance of this cohort and changes in practice management. Increased morbidity continues into childhood, with late preterm infants having a higher risk for respiratory disease notably asthma (9) and neurodevelopment delay and language disorders (10, 11). …”

Effect of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization on Incidence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Preschool Children

“…Following the advances in perinatal care, an increasing number of preterm infants reach childhood (2). Negative effects of preterm birth on neurodevelopmental and psychiatric development of children and adolescents have been well documented (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Severe neurological impairment has been reported in 10 to 12% of school-aged children, who were born very preterm (less than 32 weeks of gestation) (9)(10)(11)(12).…”