Association of Gestational Age at Birth With Brain Morphometry.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preterm and postterm births are associated with adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes. However, it remains unclear whether variation of gestational age within the 37- to 42-week range of term deliveries is associated with neurodevelopment.

Objective

To investigate the association of gestational age at birth (GAB) with structural brain morphometry in children aged 10 years.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study included pregnant women living in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with an expected delivery date between April 1, 2002, and January 31, 2006. The study evaluated 3079 singleton children with GAB ranging from 26.3 to 43.3 weeks and structural neuroimaging at 10 years of age from the Generation R Study, a longitudinal, population-

SUBMITTER: El Marroun H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7506610 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature