Journal article
Predictors of Development in Preterm and Full-Term Infants: A Model for Detecting the At Risk Child1
Abstract
In a prospective study, the cognitive, language, and motor development of 80 very low birth weight infants (> 1,501 grams) was compared with that of 68 full-term infants, matched on social class, sex, parity, and maternal age. When the scores were not corrected for the degree of prematurity, the preterm infants, with the exception of the SGA (small-for-gestational age) singletons, had significantly lower cognitive (Bayley MDI), language …
Authors
Siegel LS; Saigal S; Rosenbaum P; Morton RA; Young A; Berenbaum S; Stoskopf B
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 135–148
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
1982
DOI
10.1093/jpepsy/7.2.135
ISSN
0146-8693