title: Adult outcomes of preterm children.
abstract: The survivors of the initial years of neonatal intensive care of preterm infants reached adulthood during the last decade. Reports of their adult outcomes examined have included neurodevelopmental, behavioral and health outcomes as well as social functioning and reproduction. Despite statistically significant differences between preterm young adults and controls in most outcomes studied, the majority of preterm survivors do well and live fairly normal lives. The two major predictors of adult outcomes are lower gestational age that reflect perinatal injury and family sociodemographic status which reflects both genetic and environmental effects.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. mxh7@case.edu
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D008606:Mental Processes; D011247:Pregnancy