Changes in social relationships from 26 to 34 years of age in adults born very preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very preterm and/or very low birthweight (VP/VLBW; <32 weeks' gestation and/or <1500 g birthweight) individuals rated their partner and peer relationships lower than term-born individuals in emerging adulthood, but their quality of relationships with parents has been rarely investigated. Moreover, it is unclear whether previously reported differences in social relationship characteristics persist or lessen from emerging to established adulthood.

Objectives

To investigate changes in social relationship characteristics in VP/VLBW adults compared to term-born adults from 26 to 34 years and whether the association between VP/VLBW and social relationship characteristics varies according to sex.

Methods

In this prospective whole-population birth cohort study in S

SUBMITTER: Gonen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781515 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature