Learning Problems and Developmental Disorders of Former Preemies

Premature Infants & Speech-Language Skills

Preterm Infants Found to Be at Risk for Cognitive, Social, and Behavioral Problems After Ten Years summarizes the results of a ten-year followup study of 118 preemies born at an upstate New York hospital.

Neurodevelopment and Predictors of Outcomes of Children With Birth Weights of Less Than 1000 g published in the July 2000 issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Very Low Birth Weight and Growth Into Adolescence published in the August 2000 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

The Need for Better Followup Studies on Prematurity by Helen Harrison, author of The Premature Baby book

For more books on prematurity, see the Preemie Child Prematurity Books page.

Long-Term Developmental Outcomes of Low Birth Weight Infants

Chances for Disability for Premature Infants (Center for Perinatal Care, Meriter Hospital )

What Is Early Intervention

Parent's Guide to Accessing Programs for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities

Does Early Intervention Help? ERIC Digest #455.

Retinopathy of Prematurity from the Center for Perinatal Care, Meriter Hospital

Retinopathy of Prematurity Opthalmology Associates of Ogden, Utah

Long Term Complications of Retinopathy of Prematurity

Online ROP Support Group: Mailing list for patients and parents of patients with retinopathy of prematurity.

Preemie Child: An e-mail support group for parents of children who were born prematurely and are now school age or older. Instructions on subscribing are at the group's home page.

Preemie-L: For parents with children born 6 weeks or more before their due date, and family and friends.

Preemie mailing lists hosted by E-Groups.com

• PreemieMoms is a place of support and encouragement for mothers (biological and and adopted) of premature children. The preemies can be of any age, from 0 to adult.
  
  
• All-In-A-Preemies-Day: Raising children who just happen to be premature
  
  
• PreemieMiraclesis a list for parents of premature babies and also moms-to-be who may be at risk for delivering early and may have questions for mother's of premature infants and children.
  
  
• PostPreemie is a list for preemies themselves. Anybody who was classified as low birth weight, failure to thrive, or with other birth complications is welcome. Parents, doctors, nurses or others associated with preemies are welcome to subscribe also, for a different perspective on prematurity.
  

MessageBoards at ParentsPlace.com:

• Preemies
  
  
• Developmental Delays
  

The information and links on this page are provided for information only. Diagnosis of a developmental delay/disorder or a learning disability can only be made by a qualified professional.

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