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Long-term prognosis of preterm-born adults
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Spiegler, Juliane, Bartmann, Peter and Wolke, Dieter (2020) Long-term prognosis of preterm-born adults. In: Herting, Egbert and Kiess, Wieland, (eds.) Innovations and Frontiers in Neonatology. S. Karger AG, pp. 32-42. ISBN 9783318066203
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000495432
Abstract
Many adults born very preterm are healthy and well. However, very preterm birth may be regarded as a “chronic condition” with a higher risk of long-term morbidities that warrant attention or follow-up in adult life, and the degree of maturity at birth should be routinely assessed by health care professionals. Morbidities seen more frequently in very preterm born adults include somatic (lung function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and hypertension), cognitive, behavioral, and motor problems. Apart from these “classic outcome parameters,” compared to term-born adults, those born very preterm are less likely to acquire a higher educational qualification, they receive more often social benefits, and they have more often periods of unemployment. They show less risk-taking behavior, are less likely to partner, and less likely to have children of their own. In contrast, little is known about resilience or protective factors that may reduce adverse outcomes.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
Publisher: | S. Karger AG | ||||||
ISBN: | 9783318066203 | ||||||
ISSN: | 1017-5989 | ||||||
Book Title: | Innovations and Frontiers in Neonatology | ||||||
Editor: | Herting, Egbert and Kiess, Wieland | ||||||
Official Date: | 2020 | ||||||
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Volume: | 22 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 32-42 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1159/000495432 | ||||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 10 March 2020 |
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