RT Book, Section
A1 Brady, Jennifer M.
A1 DeMauro, Sara B.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182922278
T1 Developmental Outcomes of High-Risk Infants
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182922278
RD 2024/04/19
AB Over  the  past  half  century,  important  advances  in  obstetric  and  neonatal  intensive  care  have  led  to  dramatic  reductions  in  neonatal  mortality  at  all  gestational  ages.  However,  prematurity  remains  a  significant  problem,  and  is  associated  with  both  mortality  and  important  morbidities.  According  to  the  March  of  Dimes  Report  Card,  9.6%  of  children  born  in  the  United  States  in  2015  were  preterm,  or  born  at  less  than  37  weeks’  gestation.  In  addition,  perinatal  events  in  full-term  infants  can  also  be  associated  with  adverse  outcomes.  Children  who  are  premature  or  critically  ill  at  birth  can  have  poor  long-term  medical  outcomes  as  well  as  poor  developmental  and  functional  outcomes.  This  chapter  addresses  how  and  when  to  assess  developmental  outcomes  of  high-risk  children,  reviews  the  associations  between  specific  risk  factors  and  developmental  outcomes,  and  finally  briefly  addresses  future  directions  for  the  long  term  follow-up  of  high  risk  newborns.