The following is a summary of “Parental Perspectives on Development in Children Born Extremely Preterm,” published in the ...

Poorer gross motor skills, such as the ability to walk quickly, run, or jump, may explain some of the correlation between being born prematurely and the tendency to engage less in physical activity.

Another study prospectively studied 21 neonates prenatally exposed to cocaine via Holter monitoring within 48 h of birth, as well as 20 healthy infants born to mothers who denied cocaine use ...