Improvement of developmental outcome between 24 and 36 months corrected age in very preterm infants

Abstract

Improved developmental outcome and test behaviour were found at 36 compared to 24 months in a cohort of very preterm children. Long-term outcome studies and retesting of behaviourally difficult children are recommended.

The enigma to achieve normal postnatal growth in preterm infants – using parenteral or enteral nutrition?

“…Postnatal growth is influenced by morbidity (19). The incidence of major morbidities in our cohorts was comparable to that of other epidemiological studies (20,21). The small, short-term difference in postnatal growth between both cohorts after nutritional improvement cannot be explained by differences in the incidence of major morbidities.…”

Determinants of developmental progress in pre‐schoolers referred for neuro‐developmental diagnosis

“…Prematurity (<37 weeks), intra-uterine growth retardation (<10th percentile), hypoxia, low socio-economic status and poor compliance with treatment all predicted poorer developmental improvement. Houtzager et al 6 found that children born small for gestational age or at less than 28 weeks gestation were more likely to improve, but in contrast, Bode et al 7 found that the correlation between scores at 2 and 4 years of age was strongest in those born <27 weeks, and weakest in the term control children. Only 19% of children who had been born prematurely changed developmental classification, with two thirds showing improvement.…”

“…Prematurity (<37 weeks), intra‐uterine growth retardation (<10th percentile), hypoxia, low socio‐economic status and poor compliance with treatment all predicted poorer developmental improvement. Houtzager et al . found that children born small for gestational age or at less than 28 weeks gestation were more likely to improve, but in contrast, Bode et al .…”

Factors associated with the development of preterm children at four and eight months of corrected gestational age

“…In this study, the children were assessed for cognitive scales, language and motor skills. The Bayley III is classifi ed as the gold standard for assessment of neurological development of infants and is often used in research on preterm infants [7][8] .…”