Open AccessAdults Born Preterm: Long-Term Health Risks of Former Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Author(s) -
Dominique Singer,
Luise Pauline Thiede,
Anna Perez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0164
Subject(s) - medicine , low birth weight , psychosocial , pediatrics , neurocognitive , odds ratio , pregnancy , psychiatry , genetics , cognition , biology
Advances in neonatology now enable increasing numbers of very low birth weight neonates (<1500 g) to survive into early adulthood and beyond. What are the implications for their long-term care?