Impact of gestational age on child intelligence, attention and executive function at age 5: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Preterm birth can affect cognition, but other factors including parental education and intelligence may also play a role, but few studies have adjusted for these potential confounders. We aimed to assess the impact of gestational age (GA), late preterm birth (34 to <37 weeks GA) and very to moderately preterm birth (<34 weeks GA) on intelligence, attention and executive function in a population of Danish children aged 5 years.

Design

Population-based prospective cohort study.

Setting

Denmark 2003-2008.

Participants

A cohort of 1776 children and their mothers sampled from the Danish National Birth Cohort with information on GA, family and background factors and completed neuropsychological assessment at age 5.

Primary outcome measures

Wechsler

SUBMITTER: Sejer EPF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738700 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature