Press Release: Intelligence (IQ) throughout childhood to adulthood is impacted if born small for gestational age

· 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

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