The interplay between prematurity, maternal stress and children's intelligence quotient at age 11: A longitudinal study.
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serval:BIB_93FE9E7A531A
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
The interplay between prematurity, maternal stress and children's intelligence quotient at age 11: A longitudinal study.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN
2045-2322 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2045-2322
Publication state
Published
Issued date
24/01/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
9
Number
1
Pages
450
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Very premature children (<33 weeks of gestational age (GA)) experience greater academic difficulties and have lower, though normal-range, intelligence quotients (IQs) versus their full-term peers. These differences are often attributed to GA or familial socio-economic status (SES). However, additional factors are increasingly recognized as likely contributors. Parental stress after a child's premature birth can present as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and can in turn reinforce difficulties in parent-child interaction pattern. Following a longitudinal design, we studied the interplay between a premature child's perinatal history and maternal PTSD symptoms on intelligence abilities assessed at 11 years of age. Thirty-three very preterm and 21 full-term mother-children dyads partook in the study. Children's perinatal risk was evaluated at hospital discharge, maternal PTSD symptoms were assessed when the children were 18 months old, and children's IQ was measured at 11 years old. IQ was significantly lower for preterm than full-term children, without reliable influences from perinatal risk scores. However, lower maternal PTSD symptoms predicted higher IQ in preterm children. This preliminary study highlights the importance detecting maternal PTSD symptoms after a preterm birth and suggests interventions should target reducing maternal PTSD symptoms during early childhood to enhance very preterm children's intelligence development.
Keywords
Child, Child Development/physiology, Child, Preschool, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Infant, Premature, Diseases/diagnosis, Infant, Premature, Diseases/psychology, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests/statistics & numerical data, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/diagnosis, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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