Advances in perinatal care have increased the survival of very premature infants, however this has led to concerns about the ability of these children to cope as adults.
A new study published in the NEJM reported a cohort of nearly 1 millions infants in Norway, researchers used data from national registries to examine adult outcomes of these infants who were born without anomalies between 1967 and 1983. They found that the risks of medical and social disabilities in adulthood increased with decreasing gestational age at birth.
Source: "Long-Term Medical and Social Consequences of Preterm Birth" New England Journal of Medicine 2008, 359(3):262-273 ( abstract only)
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