Perinatal conditions and early assessment of low-birth-weight premature infants
Louthrenoo, O.; Chotenarumol, S.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 84(7): 917-922
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 11759971 Document Number: 7316
The developmental assessment of 60 low-birth-weight premature infants, who had no major handicap, was compared with that of 30 term infants at a chronological age of 6 months. Both groups showed no statistically significant differences in mean scores for the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, but the premature group was more likely to have a clinically significant lower function. The premature infants' mental performance had a significantly inverse correlation with the number of days spent in hospital. Follow-up was essential for this group of children in obtaining the early detection of any handicap and performing timely therapeutic intervention.
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