Preterm birth: Educational and mental health outcomes
Preterm birth (birth at less than 37 weeks’ gestation) is common and represents a major contributor to global child morbidity and mortality.
…Peer Relationship Trajectories in Very Preterm and Term Individuals from Childhood to Early Adulthood
To identify trajectories of peer relationships in very preterm and term-born individuals from 6 to 26 years of age and test early-life predictors of these trajectories.
…Subjective Well-Being and Self-Esteem in Preterm Born Adolescents
An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
To study self-reported well-being and self-esteem among adolescents born very preterm (VPT; <32 wk of gestation) and moderate to late preterm (MLPT; 32–36 wk of gestation) compared with those born full-term (FT) in an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis.
…Increased Brain Age Gap Estimate (BrainAGE) in Young Adults After Premature Birth
Recent evidence suggests increased metabolic and physiologic aging rates in premature-born adults. While the lasting consequences of premature birth on human brain development are known, its impact on brain aging remains unclear.
…Decreased amygdala volume in adults after premature birth
Premature-born infants have impaired amygdala structure, presumably due to increased stress levels of premature birth mediated by the amygdala.
…Physical Activity, Mental Health, and Well-Being in Very Pre-Term and Term Born Adolescents: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Two Accelerometry Studies
This study examined whether physical activity is associated with better mental health and well-being among very preterm (≤32 weeks) and term born (≥37 weeks) adolescents alike or whether the associations are stronger in either of the groups.
…No change in neurodevelopment at 11 years after extremely preterm birth
Objective To determine whether improvements in school age outcomes had occurred between two cohorts of births at 22–25 weeks of gestation to women residents in England in 1995 and 2006.
…Intraindividual Variability and Temporal Stability of Mid-Sleep on Free and Workdays
People differ in their sleep timings that are often referred to as a chronotype and can be operationalized as mid-sleep (midpoint between sleep onset and wake-up). The aims of the present studies were to examine intraindividual variability and longer-term temporal stability of mid-sleep on free and workdays, while also considering the effect of age.
…Editorial: Is Preterm Birth Overlooked in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry?
Obstetric factors have long been recognised as risk factors for the later development of poor mental health.
…Testing the Independent and Joint Contribution of Exposure to Neurodevelopmental Adversity and Childhood Trauma to Risk of Psychotic Experiences in Adulthood
Exposure to neurodevelopmental adversity and childhood trauma are both independently associated with psychosis.
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