Neurological development in children born moderately or late preterm: national cohort study
Objective To assess long term neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born at different gestational ages, particularly 32-33 weeks (moderately preterm) and 34-36 weeks (late preterm), compared with 39-40 weeks (full term). Design Nationwide cohort study. Setting Sweden. Participants 1 281 690 liveborn singleton children without congenital malformations born at 32+0 to 41+6 weeks between 1998 and 2012. Main outcome measures The primary outcomes of interest were motor, cognitive, epileptic, he...
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