Gestational Age and Cognitive Development in Childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preterm and early-term births are known risk factors for cognitive impairment, but studies that comprehensively include genetics, prenatal risk, and child-specific factors in high-risk populations are lacking.

Objective

To investigate the long-term cognitive outcomes of children born at various gestational ages, including very preterm (28-31 weeks), moderately preterm (32-33 weeks), late preterm (34-36 weeks), and early term (37-38 weeks), compared with full-term (≥39 weeks), accounting for genetics and other risk factors.

Design, setting, and participants

In this prospective, multicenter, longitudinal cross-sectional study, children aged 9 to 10 years were recruited from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study between January 1, 2016, and Dece

SUBMITTER: Nivins S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11997729 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature