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[Significance of age correction in premature infants]
1Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde der Universität Bonn.
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Complete age correction for premature infants is recommended, especially in the first two years. This approach prevents overdiagnosis of developmental delays and reduces family distress.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Developmental Psychology
Abstract:
Age correction for prematurity is still discussed controversially, however it is now recommended in most studies; the main argument of its opponents is that by an age correction the developmental quotients become inadequately high, i.e. overcorrection, and by this a retardation can be overlooked. For the same reason some authors recommend a partial age correction. According to the results of the Bonn longitudinal study a complete age correction is necessary at least in the first two years because of the very rapid development. By this an overdiagnosis of a retardation is avoided and herewith unnecessary trouble for the family.