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Functional Abilities at Age 4 Years of Children Born Before 29 Weeks of Gestation
BMJ 306:1715-1718, Johnson,A.,et al, 1993
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Article Abstract
Of the 342 babies,half(170)survived to be discharged home.Of the 164 survivors to age 4 years,153(93%)were assessed.A total of 35(23%;95% confidence interval 16%to 30%)were severely disabled and only 54(35%;28%to 43%)were unimpaired and disability increased with decreasing gestational age at birth(p<0.003).With the increasing survival rate among babies born before 29 weeks of gestation,we need urgently to establish reliable ways of monitoring the proportion of survivors who have a disability.
 
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