Assessment of developmental outcome in very low birth weight infants in Southern Africa using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (III)
| Autor: | Tobias Chirwa, Davies Va, Daynia E Ballot, Faustine Agaba, David Rakotsoane, Tanusha Ramdin, Peter A. Cooper |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Appropriate for gestational age neurodevelopment Composite score medicine.disease neonatology Bayley Scales of Infant Development Cerebral palsy outcomes research 03 medical and health sciences Low birth weight 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Small for gestational age Original Article 030212 general & internal medicine Neonatology Outcomes research medicine.symptom Psychology |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Paediatrics Open |
| ISSN: | 2399-9772 |
| Popis: | Objectives The study aimed to compare the developmental outcome of very low birth weight infants with a group of normal-term controls in a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. Design A group of 105 very low birth weight infants were assessed at a mean age of 17.6 months (95% CI 16.7 to 18.6) using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Third Edition, and compared with a group of normal-term controls at the same mean age. Results Seven of the study infants (7%) had developmental delay (a score below 70), compared with none in the control group (p=0.04). Three of the seven study infants were delayed on all three subscales, one of whom had cerebral palsy. A further 34% of the study infants were ‘at risk’ of developmental delay (a score below 85). There was no difference in the mean composite score between the study group and controls for the cognitive (p=0.56), motor (p=0.57) or language (p=0.66) subscales. There was no difference in mean composite scores on all subscales between infants who were appropriate for gestational age and those who were small for gestational age. Cognitive and motor scores remained stable in paired assessments of study infants before and after 1 year of age; language scores decreased significantly (p |
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