This study examined differences in ADHD symptoms and diagnosis between preterm and term-born adults (≥18 years), and tested if ADHD is related to gestational age, birth weight, multiple births, or neonatal complications in preterm borns.
…AIM – To investigate the strength of the independent associations of mathematics performance in children born very preterm (<32wks’ gestation or<1500g birthweight) with attending postsecondary education and their current employment status in young adulthood.
…Adults born preterm (<37 weeks) have lower educational attainment than those born term. Whether this relationship is modified by family factors such as socioeconomic background is, however, less well known. We investigated whether the relationship between gestational age and educational attainment in adulthood differed according to parents’ educational level in 4 Nordic countries.
…Bullying is the systematic abuse of power and defined as aggressive behavior or intentional harm-doing by peers that is carried out repeatedly, and involves an imbalance of power, either actual or perceived, between the victim and the bully. Bullying occurs in situations where children or adults are unable to choose their peers such as between siblings in the family or with peers at school or at work. One in 3 young people report having been bullied at some point in their lives. Being bullied by siblings or peers is the most frequent form of abuse encountered by children, much higher than abuse by parents or other adult perpetrators.
…Data on psychiatric disorders in survivors born very preterm (VP; <32 weeks) or very low birthweight (VLBW; <1500 g) are sparse. We compared rates of psychiatric diagnoses between VP/VLBW and term-born, normal birthweight (term/NBW) control participants.
…Preterm birth(<37 gestational weeks) is associated with numerous adversities, however, data on positive developmental outcomes remain limited. We examined if preterm and term born(≥37 gestational weeks) adults differ in dispositional optimism/pessimism, a personality trait associated with health and wellbeing. We assessed if birth weight z-score, neurosensory impairments and parental education modified the outcome.
…A new report entitled “Zero separation. Together for better care! Infant and family-centred developmental care in times of COVID-19 – A global survey of parents’ experiences” (https://bit.ly/3quUcCI) was published by the Global Alliance of Newborn Care (GLANCE) jointly with other international organisations. The report indicates the large variations in access between neonatal units across the…
Prof. Dieter Wolke’s research on the effects of being born preterm has led to invitations to join the scientific advisory boards of key European and international newborn health organisations.
His research has also contributed to policy and practice guidelines for the standards of care for preterm babies.
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Professor Dieter Wolke has been named as one of two academics at the University of Warwick in the 2021 Highly Cited Researcher list
…Poor transition planning contributes to discontinuity of care at the child–adult mental health service boundary (SB), adversely affecting mental health outcomes in young people (YP). The aim of the study was to determine whether managed transition (MT) improves mental health outcomes of YP reaching the child/adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) boundary compared with usual care (UC).
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