Motor performance and attention outcomes in children born very preterm.

Rebecca N Brown Alice C BurnettDeanne K ThompsonAlicia J SpittleRachel EllisJeanie L Y CheongLex William DoyleLeona PascoePeter J Anderson

Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2023)

Motor functioning at age 7 years may be a useful marker of later attention skills, particularly for children born very preterm who are at greater risk of poorer long-term cognitive outcomes.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
gestational age
working memory
preterm birth
young adults
preterm infants
type diabetes
glycemic control
medical students