Mental health in adults born preterm with very low birth weight at 14 and 26 years of age assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.

Matilde Midtlin EriksenIngrid Marie Husby HollundAstrid Merete Winsnes LaerumMarit S IndredavikKari Anne I Evensen

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2022)

At 26 years, VLBW participants had more self-reported mental health difficulties than controls. Emotional symptoms increased from 14 to 26 years in the VLBW group, whereas hyperactivity and inattention did not decrease with age as it did in the control group.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
mental health
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth
mental illness
gestational age