Associations between gestational age and childhood sleep: a national retrospective cohort study.
Jiajun LyuJohn A GroegerAnna L BarnettHaifeng LiLei WangJiajia ZhangWenchong DuJing HuaPublished in: BMC medicine (2022)
Every degree of premature, early-term and post-term birth, compared to full-term, has an association with sleep disorders and shortened daily sleep duration. Preterm, early-term, and post-term should therefore all be monitored with an increased threat of sleep disorder that requires long-term monitoring for adverse sleep outcomes in preschoolers.