To celebrate World Prematurity Day on 17 November 2023, Dieter finds out from Natascha how premature birth affects the life of a young adult.
Watch the video (in German) here:
Dieter Wolke talks to Prof Mario Rüdiger in the 3 November Neocast podcast about Long-term development in premature babies. Listen here:
Long-term development in premature babies with Prof. Dr. Dieter Wolke – The NeoCast: Update Neonatology – Podcast (podigee.io)
‘Baby’s birth weight could help predict the child’s future IQ’
Says article in Daily Mirror based on research by Rob Eves and Dieter Wolke.
Mental health, pain and tiredness in adults born very preterm or with very low birthweight.
Adults born preterm have increased risk of mental health problems and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
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The Preterm born may benefit more from preschool maths and literacy skills for academic success than full term born
Mathematical and reading difficulties in childhood can have far-reaching consequences into adult life and negatively influence educational attainment, earnings, wealth, and health.
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New research explores the link between baby birthweight, length of pregnancy and future cognitive problems
A new study has explored the link between infant birthweight, gestational age and future cognitive problems.
Published today in JAMA Network Open, scientists have shown how the relative birthweight of infants associates with cognitive performance at five years of age. The results broadly indicate that a large birthweight is good for IQ, but this is relative to gestational age (the week of pregnancy the baby is born – for a healthy nine-month pregnancy this is 40 weeks).
Previous studies had shown that a combination of how heavy a baby is at birth and how early it is born relates to later cognitive abilities, but this study investigates whether the relative birthweight (being born at a lower birthweight relative to how many weeks long a pregnancy is), might also be important for later cognitive performance.
Infants whose birthweight is very low compared with those born at the same gestational age appear more likely to experience developmental problems later at five years of age.
Press release here
Covered by Daily Mirror 24/10/23 here
…Demographic, clinical, and service-use characteristics related to the clinician’s recommendation to transition from child to adult mental health services.
The service configuration with distinct child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS) may be a barrier to continuity of care.
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