Health, Wealth, Social Integration, and Sexuality of Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Prematurely Born Adults in the Fourth Decade of Life
Author(s) -
Saroj Saigal,
Kimberly L. Day,
Ryan J. Van Lieshout,
Louis A. Schmidt,
Katherine M. Morrison,
Michael H. Boyle
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0289
Subject(s) - medicine , human sexuality , low birth weight , gerontology , reproductive health , pediatrics , pregnancy , environmental health , gender studies , population , genetics , sociology , biology
Although it has been previously reported that the transition of extremely low-birth-weight survivors (≤1000 g) in their mid-20s was similar to that of normal-birth-weight controls (>2500g), there was uncertainty as to whether this positive pattern would persist.
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