Declining trends in birth prevalence and severity of singletons with cerebral palsy of prenatal or perinatal origin in Australia: A population-based observational study.
Hayley Smithers-SheedyEmma WaightShona GoldsmithSusan M ReidCatherine GibsonLinda WatsonMegan AuldNadia BadawiAnnabel WebbLeanne DivineySarah Mcintyrenull nullPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2022)
Declines in birth prevalence of prenatal or perinatally acquired cerebral palsy were observed for singletons born in Australia between 1995 and 2014. These declines were evident across all gestational age groups. Declines in birth prevalence of moderate-severe disability were observed for children born at <28 weeks and ≥37 weeks.