Risk stratification helps identify congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) infants in need of formal neurodevelopmental assessment: Observations from a structured, interdisciplinary long-term follow-up clinic.

Background/purpose: Neurodevelopmental delay (NDD) affects congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) infants. Initial assessment by experienced developmental pediatricians, supported by Bayley-3 tests, is a viable pathway for NDD identification and surveillance. We risk stratified CDH infants to observe differences in incidence and type of NDD based on disease severity.