Increasing prevalence of cerebral palsy in children born very preterm in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To analyse the rising prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) in children born preterm in Denmark.

Method

We included all live-born children born preterm in Denmark from 1997 to 2013. The prevalence of CP in children born preterm was categorized by gestational age and correlated with neonatal mortality and changes in clinical factors.

Results

Among 70 876 children, 824 (1.2%) had CP. The overall CP prevalence in children born preterm decreased substantially until 2001, from when it increased annually by 2.8% (95% confidence interval 0.6-5.0). When categorized, the prevalence only increased significantly in children born very preterm (gestational weeks 28-31). Neonatal mortality rates decreased steadily at all gestational ages during the entire study period. Clinical fac

SUBMITTER: Fogh MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625462 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature