The burden of late preterm birth on brain development and 2 year outcomes – a prospective, longitudinal cohort study [ 2012 - 2016 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Jeanie Cheong (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Alicia Spittle ,  A/Pr Deanne Thompson ,  A/Pr Katherine Lee ,  Dr Marc Seal
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Brief description 80% of preterm babies are born from 32-36 weeks’ gestation, and are late preterm (LPT). LPT children have more learning problems, but why this occurs is unknown. This study aims to understand the effect of LPT birth on brain development. We will do brain scans at term and assess development at 2 years of age of 200 LPT and 200 full-term children. We expect LPT babies will have subtle alterations in brain development compared with term controls which will be associated with delayed development.

Funding Amount $AUD 838,690.22

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