Health and Development of Children Born Moderate and Late Preterm and Early Term at Age 10 in French Birth Cohorts ELFE and EPIPAGE 2.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower gestational age (GA) is linked to higher mortality and morbidity. Long-term health and developmental difficulties of individuals born moderate (MPT, 32-33 GA) and late (LPT, 34-36 GA) preterm, and early term (ET, 37-38 GA) are less explored than those of their very preterm peers.

Objectives

To test how being born MPT, LPT, or ET affects health and development at age 10, compared to full-term (FT, 39-40 GA) births.

Methods

Data from two ongoing French nationwide birth cohorts, initiated in 2011, were collected at 10 years via telephone interview (n = 8372) and home visit (n = 6418). Weighting procedures accounted for study design, non-inclusion, and participation. Outcome-wide regressions (modified Poisson, linear), adjusted for socioeconomic situation

SUBMITTER: Pavicic L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853227 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature