Neurodevelopmental outcome at 5.5 years in Dutch preterm infants born at 24-26 weeks' gestational age: the EPI-DAF study.

Pauline E van BeekMonique RijkenLisa BroedersHendrik J Ter HorstCorine Koopman-EsseboomEllen de KortA R C LaarmanS M Mulder-de TollenaerKaterina SteinerRenate M C SwarteElke van Westering-KroonGuid OeiAleid G LeemhuisPeter Andriessen

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2023)

After lowering the threshold for supporting active treatment from 25 to 24 completed weeks' gestation, a considerable proportion of the surviving extremely preterm children did not have any impairment at 5.5 years' CA.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm infants
preterm birth
low birth weight
young adults
body mass index
congenital heart disease
replacement therapy
weight loss