In a paper published in JAMA Network Open today, researchers from The University of Warwick, Monash University, and the University of Bonn, reveal that adults who were born very prematurely, or with a very low birth weight have greater difficulty in forming romantic and sexual relationships and starting a family.
Featuring insights into Growing up as a Premmie and Development of a new self-assessment tool to reduce inequality in neonatal care.
Read about Taylor Barda et al’s research here: Barda, T., Schmitz-Koep, B., Menegaux, A., Bartmann, P., Wolke, D., Sorg, C., Hedderich, D. (2025 online first). The impact of socio-environmental factors on brain structure over the early life course of preterm-born individuals – A systematic review, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106061
Dieter Wolke addresses delegates at the Hot Topics in Neonatology Conference, Washington, December 2024 on “What Can We Learn From Life Course Outcomes of VP/VLBW for Early Detection and Intervention?”
Dieter Wolke contributes to a report on ZDF programme Volle Kanne Friday 15 November 2024 (01:04 into the programme) on the long term outcomes of pre-term birth. View the item here.
Dieter Wolke talked about the long term effects of premature birth in the House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee report on Preterm Birth: Reducing Risks, and Improving Lives.
Elif Gönen, Eva Liu and colleagues have published work on the long term outcomes of adults born pre-term.
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Dieter Wolke giving at Keynote speech on Preterm birth as a “Natural Experiment” to test Evolutionary Hypotheses at the Sigrid Juselius Symposium, Helsinki 5 June 2024
Regine Haunch talks about the long-term outcomes of premature birth and interviews Dieter Wolke (in german) for the WDR5 Quarks – Science and more Programme 14.5.24 Item 51:45 mins into broadcast. Dieter’s interview 1:00:00. Listen here
