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  • Facial recognition is crucial for social interaction and develops prenatally.
  • Premature birth can potentially disrupt the development of facial recognition abilities.

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  • To investigate facial stimulus preference in preterm infants within hours of birth.
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  • A cross-sectional observational study involving 59 newborns (28 preterm, 31 full-term).
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  • Recognition was assessed by eye or head movements towards the stimuli.

Main Results:

  • Preterm infants exhibited fewer orientation movements and no preference between natural and distorted faces.
  • Full-term newborns showed a preference for natural faces and more orientation movements overall.
  • Statistical analysis indicated a significant preference for natural faces in full-term infants (p=0.002).

Conclusions:

  • Preterm newborns can recognize facial stimuli but do not show a preference for natural faces.
  • This lack of preference in preterm infants differs significantly from the behavior observed in full-term newborns.