Kinder, die in der 32. bis 26. Woche geboren werden, haben in der Grundschule möglicherweise mehr Probleme. Untersuchungen ergaben, dass die Frühgeborenen im Alter von 9 Jahren einen etwas niedrigeren IQ-Wert und schlechtere schulische Leistungen hatten. Sie hatten auch mehr Verhaltensschwierigkeiten.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2826283
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Key Points
Question Is moderate to late preterm (MLP) birth (32 to 36 weeks’ gestation) associated with neurodevelopment at school age?
Findings
In this cohort study of 159 children born MLP and 137 born early term or later (≥37 weeks’ gestation) recruited at birth, children born MLP had poorer scores in cognitive and academic performance and more behavior difficulties at age 9 years than children born early term or later.
Meaning
The findings suggest that developmental surveillance to school age is important for children born MLP.
That’s interesting since I also remember reading that being born early also increases the chance of having ADHD, which could explain some of the poorer academic performances and behavioural difficulties (obviously I don’t mean all of them). Anectoditally I was diagnosed with ADHD last year and was also born 2 months early.