Preterm birth: high vulnerability and no resiliency? Reflections on van Lieshout et  al. (2018)

Globally, 15 million babies are born preterm (<37  weeks gestation) each year, representing 11% of all live births. In the UK, around 7% of children are born preterm each year and around 15% of all preterm born are born more than 8 weeks early (VPT; very preterm) or below 1,500 g birth weight (VLBW). Prematurity is the major cause of infant mort ality despite largely increased survival in recent decades attributable to advances in antenatal and neonatal care. Very and extremely preterm born infants (EPT;<28  weeks gestation) often spend many weeks and months in neonatal care before discharge.

Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - October 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dieter Wolke Tags: Commentary Source Type: research