Visuo-motor coordination in 8-year-old children born pre-term before and after 28 weeks of gestation.

Purpose: This study compared the visuo-motor abilities between pre-term and full-term children.

Methods: Twenty-three 8-year-old children participated, five being born under 28 weeks gestational age (wGA) referred to as Preterms1 (mean=8 years 5 months [SD 0.3]), nine Preterms2 of 28-35 wGA (mean=7 years 9 months [SD 0.