This study aims to evaluate differences in cognitive and psychomotor development amongpreterm infants (born before 34 weeks of gestation) delivered during the COVID-19pandemic at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, compared with a control group ofpreterm infants born at the same hospital.
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Diagnostic Test: Evaluation of cognitive and psychomotor development through the Bayley Scales Of Infant and Toddler Development and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
Comparative and longitudinal study of development
Inclusion Criteria:
- Preterm babies (<34 weeks of gestation) born between March 2020 and December 2021
for case group).
- Preterm babies (<34 weeks of gestation) born between January 2023 to December 2024
(control group).
- Babies who were admitted to the NICU of the Hospital de Sant Pau.
- Babies who were followed up in External Consultations of the same hospital at least
until their first year of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Preterm infants ≥34 weeks or preterm born outside the periods described in the
inclusion criteria.
- Concurrent diagnosis of genetic pathology or major malformations.
- Families who discontinued follow-up or did not attend scheduled appointments.
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