Perinatal hazards and future development.
From the longitudinal Copenhagen Child Health Study some results from a follow-up of 9,182 newborns to 1 year of age are presented. 9.7% of low birth-weight children had at that time defined neurological symptoms, compared to only 1.7% of full birth-weight children. At middle school-age perinatal hazards had some influence on the children's health and development, but the social class seems to be still more important. Parents in the lower social classes had a behavior-adjusting or laissez-faire attitude to the child instead of being behavior-conducting--as the school attempts to be--and the mothers have heavy work outside the homes. Improvement of prenatal and neonatal care is still important, as a complement to decided political effort to develop equality in education, economy and social security.
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012923:Social Class