· People born small for gestational age (SGA) have a lower IQ throughout development from infancy to adulthood
· The effects of SGA tend to reduce by adulthood
· Low socioeconomic status and poor parent-infant relationship further adversely affect cognitive development
· Early interventions for SGA beyond catch-up growth such as improving parent-child relationship may positively affect cognitive development
https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/intelligence_iq_throughout