June 2024. Volume 20. Number 2

From what gestational age should we follow the neurodevelopment of preterm newborns?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pettinger KJ, Copper C, Boyle E, Blower S, Hewitt C, Fraser L. Risk of developmental disorders in children born at 32 to 38 weeks' gestation: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2023;152:e2023061878.

Reviewers: Cabrera Morente L1, Esparza Olcina MJ2.
1Pediatra. CS San Felipe. Distrito Sanitario de Jaén. Jaén. España.
2Pediatra de Atención Primaria. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Laura Cabrera Morente. Email: lauramorente@hotmail.com
Reception date: 11/04/2024
Acceptance date: 22/05/2024
Publication date: 05/06/2024

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: children born moderately preterm (32-33 weeks) are at a higher risk of screening positive for or being diagnosed with developmental disorders compared to term born children. This association is also demonstrated in late preterm and early term born children, but effect sizes are smaller.

Reviewers´ commentary: this systematic review with meta-analysis indicates that infants born between 32 and 38 weeks of gestation have an increased risk of cerebral palsy and other neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the present methodological limitations indicate the need for these findings to be confirmed by other studies.

How to cite this article

Cabrera Morente L, Esparza Olcina MJ. ¿A partir de qué edad gestacional debemos seguir el desarrollo neurológico de los prematuros? Evid Pediatr. 2024;20:23.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Pettinger KJ, Copper C, Boyle E, Blower S, Hewitt C, Fraser L. Risk of developmental disorders in children born at 32 to 38 weeks' gestation: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2023;152:e2023061878.

Reviewers: Cabrera Morente L1, Esparza Olcina MJ2.
1Pediatra. CS San Felipe. Distrito Sanitario de Jaén. Jaén. España.
2Pediatra de Atención Primaria. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Laura Cabrera Morente. Email: lauramorente@hotmail.com
Reception date: 11/04/2024
Acceptance date: 22/05/2024
Publication date: 05/06/2024

How to cite this article

Cabrera Morente L, Esparza Olcina MJ. ¿A partir de qué edad gestacional debemos seguir el desarrollo neurológico de los prematuros? Evid Pediatr. 2024;20:23.

05/06/2024

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