Predicting survival without disability after preterm birth: Some things we know, some things we should know more about

As a pediatrician, it is likely that at some point a patient's family, a friend, or a family member has asked you about a premature baby, and how that baby “will do.” They are likely interested in knowing more about their cognitive function and their neurodevelopmental outcomes. What can we expect, and what have we learned about affects these outcomes? These are difficult questions to answer, and we search for predictors that allow us to answer the se questions. In this volume of The Journal, Bourke et al present data from a large Western Australian registry covering ∼720 000 live births between 1983-2010 that help us answer these questions.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: The Editors' Perspectives Source Type: research