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APPEARANCE OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN DELIVERED POST-TERM: A CROSS-SECTION STUDY

Mladenka Vukojevic1, Ines Trninic2, Arta Dodaj3

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Materia Socio-Medica
|May 6, 2016
PubMed

Insights

Post-term delivery, or prolonged pregnancy, is linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Intellectual disability was the most frequent diagnosis observed in this study group.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Obstetrics

Background:

  • Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are a significant concern in child health.
  • The potential impact of prolonged pregnancy on child development requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the occurrence of NDDs in children born post-term.
  • To determine if prolonged pregnancy is a contributing factor to NDDs.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 34 children with NDDs born post-term was studied.
  • Data was collected over an 18-year period at a specialized clinic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Main Results:

  • The study observed a higher incidence of NDDs in males (59.4%) compared to females (40.6%).
  • Intellectual disability (38.2%) was the most prevalent NDD, followed by epilepsy (26.4%), delayed psychomotor development (14.7%), and cerebral palsy (11.7%).
  • A significant correlation was found between maternal parity and post-term delivery.

Conclusions:

  • Post-term delivery is suggested as a potential cause of neurodevelopmental disorders.
  • Intellectual difficulties represent the most common NDD associated with post-term births in this cohort.
Abstract

Keywords:
neurodevelopmental disorderspost-term delivery

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