Neurocognitive outcome in young adults born late-preterm.

Kati HeinonenJari LahtiSara SammallahtiDieter WolkeAulikki LanoSture AnderssonAnu-Katriina PesonenJohan G ErikssonEero KajantieKatri Raikkonen

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2017)

Late-preterm birth did not increase the risk of poorer neurocognitive functioning in adulthood. But the double burden of being born late-preterm and being small for gestational age did increase this risk.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
low birth weight
young adults
bipolar disorder
depressive symptoms
body mass index
childhood cancer