Perinatal and childhood predictors of general cognitive outcome at 28 years in a very-low-birthweight national cohort.
Brian A DarlowLianne J WoodwardKarelia J LevinTracy MelzerL John HorwoodPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2020)
VLBW adults have mean IQ scores 9 to 11 points below controls. Parental education and birthweight are the strongest predictors of IQ.