BackgroundPreterm birth is a global health problem and associated with increased risk of
long-term developmental impairments, but findings on the adverse outcomes of prematurity …

Background Children born preterm are more prone to have language difficulties. Few
studies focus on children born extremely preterm (EPT) and the structural differences in …

Objective Breast milk exposure is associated with improved neurocognitive outcomes
following preterm birth but the neural substrates linking breast milk with outcome are …

Preterm very low birth weight infants (VLBWi) are known to be at greater risk of adverse
neurodevelopmental outcome. Identifying early factors associated with outcome is essential …

Very preterm children, born before 32 weeks of gestation, are at risk for impaired cognitive
function, mediated by several risk factors. Cognitive impairment can be measured by various …

Preterm-born (PTB) children are at an elevated risk for neurocognitive difficulties in general
and language difficulties more specifically. Environmental factors such as socio-economic …

Very preterm (VP) birth is associated with an increased risk for later neurodevelopmental
and behavioural challenges. Although the neurobiological underpinnings of such …

Pediatric neuroimaging is a quickly developing field that still faces important methodological
challenges. Pediatric images usually have more motion artifact than adult images. The …

Background: Improvements in perinatal care have substantially decreased mortality rates
among preterm infants, yet their neurodevelopmental outcomes and quality of life persist as …

Children born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks gestation) are at risk for language delay or
disorders. Decreased structural connectivity in preterm children has been associated with …