Assessment of the neuropsychomotor development in the first year of life of premature infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Objective: To compare the neuropsychomotor development in the first year of life of premature infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted between January 1, 2014, and December 30, 2015, with premature infants weighing < 1,500g at birth and diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia at the corrected ages of 6 and 9 months, assessed using the DENVER II Developmental Screening Test. Quantitative variables were described as the means, medians and standard deviations.