[Long-term outcome of children who were prematurely born or small for gestational age].
All children born between 1971 and 1974 at the Haguenau maternity center (Lower-Rhine department, N.E. France) and attending school in Haguenau were examined by school doctors. The paper shows that there were differences in development of the 3 groups studied: 54 children born before term, 62 born small-for-dates and 1,188 controls. The rapid growth rate observed in the preterm children enabled them to catch up with the controls in physical growth criteria, in contrast to those in the small-for-dates group. Overall, those in the preterm group seemed to enjoy better health than those in the small-for-dates group, but their adaptation to school life was poorer.
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006128:Growth; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Devenir à long term d'enfants nés prématurés ou hypotrophiques.