Predicting behavioural problems in children born very preterm

Published on Wednesday, 06 January 2016 Post

A systematic review of studies reporting models for predicting behavioural problems or psychiatric disorders in very preterm children has been published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. The review, by NPEU researchers Louise Linsell, Reem Malouf, Jenny Kurinczuk and others identified 15 articles published over two decades, but revealed a lack of evidence for any risk factors. The review concluded that there is a need for further research using large, well-conducted studies with standard diagnostic evaluations in school-age children and adolescents born very preterm. Read the abstract of the paper.