Language outcomes at 4 years of linguistically diverse children born very preterm: an Australian retrospective single-centre study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very preterm children are at increased risk of language delays. Concerns have been raised about the utility of standardised English language tools to diagnose language delay in linguistically diverse children. Our study investigated the incidence of language delay at 4 years in linguistically diverse very preterm children.

Methods

Very preterm children born in South Western Sydney, Australia, between 2012 and 2016, were assessed with the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool-2 (CELF-P2) tool at 4 years of age. We sought to determine the incidence of language delay in this cohort using language scores from the CELF-P2 assessment tool, and explore potential predictors associated with language delay.

Results

One hundred and sixty very preterm

SUBMITTER: Tinoco Mendoza G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357640 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature