Very|low|birth|weight children at school age

The health and developmental status of very low-birth-weight ...

Children born at lower birth weights experience increased morbidity at early school age. These results reinforce the importance of postdischarge, ...

School-age outcomes of extremely preterm or extremely low birth ...

Of 317 live births, 201 (63.4%) survived to 2 years of age.A term/normal birth weight (T/NBW) cohort was recruited comprising 199 infants with ...

Very-low-birth-weight children at school age: academic achievement ...

Results: VLBW children were shorter and lighter, and differed from the controls with regard to neurological functional classification. They produced poorer ...

The effect of low birthweight on the school performance and ...

Low birth weight (LBW), or a birth weight of less than 2500 g, is associated with decreased academic performance and diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders. A ...

School-age Outcomes of Extremely Preterm or Extremely Low Birth ...

In the past, cognitive deficits, academic underachievement, and behavioral problems have occurred more frequently in school-aged children born ...

School-Age Outcomes in Children with Birth Weights under 750 g

Children with birth weights under 750 g who survive represent a subgroup of very-low-birth-weight children who are at high risk for ...

School age outcome in low birth weight preterm infants - ScienceDirect

Very low birth weight (VLBW) children at school age show variability in their outcome, comparedwith normal birth weight children.

Trajectories of brain development in school-age children born ...

Preterm birth (gestational age < 37 weeks) with very low birth weight (VLBW, birth weight ≤ 1500 g) is associated with lifelong cognitive ...

Neurobehavioral Outcomes of School-age Children Born Extremely ...

Context The outcome into school age of regional cohorts of children born in the 1990s with birth weights less than 1000 g (extremely low birth weight, ...

Birthweight, gestational age, and early school trajectory

Low-birthweight (< 2500 g) and preterm-birth children (< 37 weeks) represent 12.5% and 23.7% of school entry sample (sample 1), respectively.

Outcomes in Young Adulthood for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

However, at school age, very-low-birth-weight children have poorer cognitive function and academic performance than normal-birth-weight controls.

Long-term Family Outcomes for Children With Very Low Birth Weights

As expected, the less than 750 g group had a lower mean birth weight and gestational age, longer hospitalizations, and higher rates of individual neonatal ...

Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant - Medscape Reference

Most extremely low birth weight infants are also the youngest of premature newborns, usually born at 27 weeks' gestational age or younger.

The Long Term Outcomes for Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants

Parents of low birth weight children exhibit higher levels of parental protection at school age than normal ... Outcomes in Young Adulthood for Very-Low-Birth- ...

Low birthweight | March of Dimes

But having a low weight at birth can cause serious health problems for some babies. A baby who is very small at birth may have trouble eating, gaining ...

Very low-birth-weight children at 9 years: School performance and ...

PDF | Objectives To investigate the school performance and behavior of very low-birth-weight children in comparison with controls, and relate the.

147 Behavioral Outcomes and Academic Performance in Low Birth ...

Background: Preterm very low birth weight infants are at an increase risk for the subsequent development of both cognitive and behavioral ...

The relationship between low birth weight babies and school ...

CONCLUSIONS: Very preterm and/or VLBW children have moderate-to-severe deficits in academic achievement, attention problems, and internalizing behavioral ...

Early educational intervention for very low birth weight infants

Marie C. McCormick, MD, ScD, Cecelia McCarton, MD,. James monascia, PhD, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, PhD. From the Department of Maternal and Child Health, ...

Low Birthweight | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Babies are weighed within the first few hours after birth. The weight is compared with the baby's gestational age and recorded in the medical record. A ...