Executive Function in Children Born Moderate-to-Late Preterm: A Meta-Analysis.

Context: The risk of early neurodevelopmental delay is increasingly recognized in children born moderate-to-late preterm (MLP; 32-36 weeks' gestation), but school-aged cognitive outcomes are unclear, particularly for domains such as executive function (EF).

Objective: To evaluate EF outcomes (attentional control, cognitive flexibility, and goal setting) in school-aged children born MLP compared with children born at term.

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Twenty four-hour blood pressure and cognitive outcomes in adolescents born extremely preterm and at term.

Aim: To explore the impact of blood pressure on cognitive outcomes at 18 years of age in individuals born extremely preterm (<28 weeks' gestation) and at term (≥37 weeks' gestation).

Methods: Prospective longitudinal cohort comprising 136 young adults born extremely preterm and 120 matched term controls born in Victoria, Australia in 1991 and 1992. Using linear regression, we analysed the relationships between 24-h mean ambulatory blood pressure, systolic and diastolic hypertension with cognitive outcomes.