ADHD and Learning Disabilities in Former Late Preterm Infants: A Population-Based Birth Cohort | Zendy

Malinda N. Harris | Zendy; Robert G. Voigt | Zendy; William J. Barbaresi | Zendy; Gretchen A. Voge | Zendy; Jill M. Killian | Zendy; Amy L. Weaver | Zendy; Christopher E. Colby | Zendy; William A. Carey | Zendy; Slavica K. Katusic | Zendy

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ADHD and Learning Disabilities in Former Late Preterm Infants: A Population-Based Birth Cohort

Author(s) -

Malinda N. Harris,

Robert G. Voigt,

William J. Barbaresi,

Gretchen A. Voge,

Jill M. Killian,

Amy L. Weaver,

Christopher E. Colby,

William A. Carey,

Slavica K. Katusic

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611

H-Index - 345

eISSN - 1098-4275

pISSN - 0031-4005

DOI - 10.1542/peds.2012-3588

Subject(s) - medicine , cumulative incidence , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , gestational age , population , cohort , cohort study , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , demography , pregnancy , psychiatry , physics , environmental health , biology , optics , genetics , sociology

Previous studies suggest that former late preterm infants are at increased risk for learning and behavioral problems compared with term infants. These studies have primarily used referred clinical samples of children followed only until early school age. Our objective was to determine the cumulative incidence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LD) in former late preterm versus term infants in a population-based birth cohort.

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