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. 2016 Apr;28(2):99-103.
doi: 10.5455/msm.2016.28.99-103. Epub 2016 Mar 25.

APPEARANCE OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN DELIVERED POST-TERM: A CROSS-SECTION STUDY

Mladenka Vukojevic  1 , Ines Trninic  2 , Arta Dodaj  3 , Masa Malenica  4 , Tatjana Barisic  5 , Sandra Stojic  3
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APPEARANCE OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN DELIVERED POST-TERM: A CROSS-SECTION STUDY

Mladenka Vukojevic et al. Mater Sociomed. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

Goal: To analyze the appearance of neurodevelopmental disorders in children delivered post-term and to find out whether prolonged pregnancy may be a cause of such disorders in a selected group participants.

Patients and methods: This study included a cohort of 34 children born post-term suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders who were treated at the Service for psycho-physiological and speaking disorders in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina during an 18-year period.

Results: There were 59.4% of male and 40.6% female patients (P=0.002). The most common neurodevelopmental disorder in the sample was intellectual disability (38.2%), followed by epilepsy (26.4%), delayed psychomotor development (14.7%), and cerebral palsy (11.7%) (P<0.001). The correlation between mothers' parity and post-term delivery was found (P=0.016).

Conclusion: Post-term delivery may be the cause of neurodevelopmental disorders. The most common disorder among them were intellectual difficulties.

Keywords: neurodevelopmental disorders; post-term delivery.

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• Conflict of interest: none declared.

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Overview of the neurodevelopmental disorder type in post-term newborns
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Etiological factors influencing post-term delivery
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Speech and language difficulties in post-term children
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Type of school program for post-term children
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Education level of post-term children’s mothers
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