[Medical, cognitive and affective status of four-year-old very premature babies without severe disability. A case-control study].

Aim: To determine cognitive performances and affective development of a cohort of very premature babies at the age of 4 years.

Population And Methods: Longitudinal case-control study. Newborns less than 33 weeks gestation were included from 1992 to 1994 and were matched with two full-term newborns.

[Necrotizing enterocolitis and apnoeas-bradycardias of the preterm newborn].

Unlabelled: We conducted a case control study during six and a half years with the objective to analyse the risk factors for NEC.

Population And Methods: All cases of confirmed NEC matched to controls for identical gestational age and period of hospitalization; apnoeas-bradycardias prospectively counted.

Results: Forty-five cases were compared to 89 controls.