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Review
. 2014 Jun;16(6):e17965.
doi: 10.5812/ircmj.17965. Epub 2014 Jun 5.

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after preterm birth

Farin Soleimani  1 , Farzaneh Zaheri  2 , Fatemeh Abdi  3
Affiliations
Review

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after preterm birth

Farin Soleimani et al. Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Context: All over the the world, preterm birth is a major cause of death and important neurodevelopmental disorders. Approximately 9.6% (12.9 million) births worldwide are preterm.

Evidence acquisition: In this review, databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, ISI, Scopus, Google Scholar and Iranian databases including Iranmedex, and SID were researched to review relevant literature. A comprehensive search was performed using combinations of various keywords.

Results: Cerebral palsy especially spastic diplegia, intellectual disability, visual (retinopathy of prematurity) and hearing impairments are the main neurodevelopmental disorders associated with prematurity.

Conclusions: The increased survival of preterm infants was not associated with lower complications. There is now increasing evidence of sustained adverse outcomes into school age and adolescence, for preterm infants.

Keywords: Impairment; Low Birth Weight; Neurodevelopment; Preterm Birth.

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