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Gender differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes among extremely preterm, extremely‐low‐birthweight infants

Acta Paediatrica · 2006 · Vol. 95(10) · pp. 1239–1248

Susan R. Hintz✉(Stanford University)Douglas E. Kendrick(Stanford University)Betty R. Vohr(Providence College)W. Kenneth Poole(RTI International)Rosemary D. Higgins(Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

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Abstract

Perinatal, neonatal and early childhood factors confer similar incremental risk or protection to boys and girls, but boys appear to have inherently greater baseline risk. Unmeasured biological variables likely contribute to the preterm male neurodevelopmental outcome disadvantage.

Infant Development and Preterm Care Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyMedicineCerebral palsyPediatricsPsychomotor learningBayley Scales of Infant DevelopmentMultivariate analysisRisk factorPremature birthGestational agePregnancy

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Cerebral PalsyDevelopmental DisabilitiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleMotor SkillsRisk FactorsSex FactorsMultivariate AnalysisInfant, Very Low Birth Weight

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Preterm Birth and Childhood Psychiatric Disorders